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Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria

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Elisabeth of Sicily (1310 – 21 March 1349) was the daughter of Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou. Her siblings included Peter II of Sicily and Manfred of Athens.

Tenure1328 – c. 1349
Born1310
Died21 March 1349(1349-03-21) (aged 38–39)
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Marriage and issue

On 27 June 1328 Elisabeth married Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria,[1] son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Beatrix of Silesia-Glogau. The couple had three sons and a daughter, they were:

  1. Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt (133726 September 1413, Niederschönfeld).
  2. Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut (13394 December 1393, Budweis).
  3. John II of Bavaria-Munich (13411397), married Katharina of Görz[2]
  4. Agnes (b. 1338), married c. 1356 King James I of Cyprus.

Elisabeth died in 1349, her husband later married Margarete of Nuremberg; they had no children.

Descendants

Two of her sons became Dukes of Bavaria and her daughter, Agnes, became Queen of Cyprus by her marriage to James I of Cyprus. Her granddaughter and namesake was Isabeau of Bavaria, queen of France by her marriage to Charles VI of France. Isabeau's children included: Isabella, Queen of England; Catherine, also queen of England; Michelle, duchess of Burgundy and Charles VII of France.

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