Johanna of Bavaria (1362-1386)
Johanna von Bayern (* 1362 probably in The Hague ; † December 31, 1386 in Prague ) was the second oldest daughter of Duke Albrecht I of Straubing-Holland . In 1370, at the age of eight, she married the future King of Bohemia and Roman-German King Wenceslaus of Luxembourg , who was then nine years old.
On August 23, 1370, Johanna traveled with her parents from The Hague via Rotterdam , Cologne , Mainz and Würzburg to Nuremberg . They brought smoked eels and salted herrings with them as gifts . On September 18, Johanna was handed over to the representatives of the Bohemian King and Roman-German Emperor Charles IV in Nuremberg .
While her parents were making their way to their Lower Bavarian residence in Straubing , Johanna was brought to Prague. After Charles had obtained a papal dispensation on September 21 in Marseilles because of the close relatives of the couple, a symbolic supplement took place eight days later . The marriage was actually consummated in Prague in 1376. It lasted until Johanna's death on December 31, 1386, but like the other marriage of Wenceslas remained childless. Johanna died as a result of an attack by her husband's hunting dog and was buried in the Cistercian monastery Königsaal near Prague.
Wenzel married Johanna's second-degree niece Sophie von Bayern on May 2, 1389 .
literature
- Dorit-Maria Krenn, Joachim Wild : “princes in the distance”. The Duchy of Lower Bavaria-Straubing-Holland 1353–1425 (= booklets on Bavarian history and culture . Volume 28 ). House of Bavarian History, Augsburg 2003, ISBN 3-927233-86-2 , p. 15, 47 .
- Edmund von Oefele : Albrecht I, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 230 f.
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth of Pomerania | Queen of Bohemia 1378–1386 |
Sophie of Bavaria |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johanna of Bavaria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Wife of the Roman-German King Wenceslaus |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1362 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: The Hague |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1386 |
| Place of death | Prague |