Elisabeth of Poland (1326-1361)
Elisabeth of Poland ( Elżbieta Kazimierzówna in Polish ; * around 1326; † 1361 ) was a Polish princess and by marriage Duchess of Pomerania .
She was the eldest daughter of King Casimir III. the Great of Poland and his first wife Anna of Lithuania . So she belonged to the ruling dynasty of the Piasts . In 1335, in view of the growing tensions between Emperor Ludwig IV and King John of Bohemia , she was brought into play as a possible wife of Ludwig the Roman , a son of Ludwig IV, but this marriage project did not materialize. Ten years later, however, Ludwig the Roman married Elisabeth's younger sister Kunigunde.
On February 24, 1343 King Casimir III signed. and Duke Bogislaw V of Pomerania established a defensive alliance to strengthen Poland's position against the Teutonic Order . This alliance was confirmed by Elizabeth's marriage to Bogislaw V on February 28, 1343. Most of the time Elisabeth lived in Rügenwalde Castle during her marriage . She had two children with her husband:
- Casimir IV (around 1345 - 1377), Duke of Pomerania
- Elisabeth (* around 1345; † 1393), ⚭ 1363 Emperor Charles IV (* 1316; † 1378)
Duchess Elisabeth died in 1361 and was probably buried in the Marienthron monastery near Neustettin .
See also
literature
- Elizabeth of Poland , in: Anne Commire (Ed.): Women in World History . Vol. 5 (2000), p. 168.
Web links
- Charles Cawley: Elżbieta , at Medieval Lands
Footnotes
- ↑ Alois Schütz: Ludwig the Roman. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-428-00196-6 , p. 385 f. ( Digitized version ).
- ^ A b Charles Cawley: Elżbieta , at Medieval Lands
- ^ Martin Wehrmann : Genealogy of the Pomeranian ducal house. Leon Saunier's bookstore, Stettin 1937, p. 79.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elisabeth of Poland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duchess of Pomerania |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1326 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1361 |