Elisabeth of Hungary (1236-1271)

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Elisabeth of Hungary (* 1236 ; † October 24, 1271 in Landshut , Duchy of Bavaria ) was a princess from the Arpaden family and wife of Heinrich von Wittelsbach , Duke of Bavaria and the Palatinate .

Life

Elisabeth of Hungary was born as the sixth daughter of the Hungarian King Béla IV and his wife Maria Laskaris of Nicaea in 1236. Her exact place of birth is unknown. She received her name in honor of her aunt St. Elisabeth of Thuringia , who was founded in 1235 by Pope Gregory IX. was canonized. At home she experienced the Mongol storm and the defeat of the Hungarian army in the battle of Muhi in 1241. After the lost battle, she found refuge in the city of Trau together with her parents who were on the run.

At the age of eleven, Elisabeth was married in 1247 to Duke Heinrich von Wittelsbach , the founder of the Wittelsbach-Lower Bavarian house line. The marriage had ten children:

Elisabeth died only a few months after the birth of her youngest son on October 25, 1271 in Landshut. She was only 35 years old and her body was buried in the Wittelsbach family crypt in the Seligenthal monastery in Landshut.

After with Andreas III. the family of the Arpaden died out in the male line, raised Elisabeth's eldest son Otto III. (As the grandson of King Béla IV.) Entitled to the Hungarian royal throne. He was also with the on December 6, 1305 St. Stephen's crown in Szekesfehervar as Béla V. for Apostolic King of Hungary crowned. However, this act was not recognized by many Hungarians because it was not carried out by the Archbishop of Gran , who was only authorized for royal coronations .

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Notes and individual references

  1. According to other information, the wedding should not have taken place until 1250.
  2. Duke Heinrich was the founder of the Lower Bavarian line of the Wittelsbach family. After the death of his father, Duke Otto II , Heinrich divided the country in 1255 with his brother Ludwig II, who received Upper Bavaria and the Palatinate. Heinrich kept Lower Bavaria .
  3. According to genealogical information, there should have been two girls of the same name, but both died as small children.
  4. See web link Kings of Otto III.