Elizabeth of Hungary (, , 1236 – 25 October 1271) was a

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Hungarian

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lady from the

Árpád dynasty The Árpád dynasty consisted of the members of the royal House of Árpád (), also known as Árpáds (, ). They were the ruling dynasty of the Principality of Hungary in the 9th and 10th centuries and of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 to 130 ...

as a daughter of Béla IV, King of Hungary. She became the

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as the wife of

Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria Henry XIII (19 November 1235 – 3 February 1290), member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was Duke of Lower Bavaria. Family He was the younger son of Otto II and Agnes of Brunswick. Biography In 1254, he succeeded his father together with h ...

. She was the mother of Otto, King of Hungary.

Life

Elizabeth was born around 1236 to Béla IV and his Greek wife, Queen

Maria Laskarina Maria Laskarina (, , 1206 – 24 June or 16 July 1270) was a Greek Queen consort of Hungary by marriage to King Béla IV of Hungary. She was the daughter of Theodore I Laskaris and Anna Komnena Angelina. Life She was a younger sister of Irene ...

as their fifth child. Born shortly after the

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of her aunt,

Elizabeth of Hungary Elizabeth of Hungary (, , ; 7 July 120717 November 1231), also known as Elisabeth of Thuringia, was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary and the landgravine of Thuringia. Elizabeth was married at the age of 14, and widowed at 20. After her hus ...

in May 1235, she was named after her. Around 1244, or as late as 1250, she was married to Henry of

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, a younger son of the then-reigning duke of Bavaria and

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of the Rhine,

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, which was recorded in the

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. In 1253, her husband and her brother-in-law inherited Bavaria and the Palatinate from their father, dividing it between themselves. Henry ruled over Lower Bavaria. Elizabeth died on 24 October 1271 and was buried in . Her death was recorded in the abbey's

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as well as in those of

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and Windberg Abbey, and in the Annales Altahenses, all naming her as ducissa Bawarie, 'duchess of Bavaria'.

Issue

Between 1254 and 1271, Elizabeth had ten recorded children with her husband: * Agnes I (January 1254 – 20 October 1315), joined the

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of Seligenthal Abbey; no issue. * Agnes II (17 July 1255 – 10 May 1260), died in childhood, no issue. * Agnes III (29 October 1256 – 16 November 1260), died in childhood, no issue. * Elizabeth (23 April 1258 – 8 August 1314), joined the Cistercian nuns of Seligenthal Abbey; no issue. *

Otto III, Duke of Bavaria Otto III (11 February 1261 – 9 November 1312), a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was the Duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 to 1312 and the King of Hungary and Croatia between 1305 and 1307. His reign in Hungary was disputed by Charles Robe ...

(11 February 1261 – 9 November 1312), inherited Lower Bavaria with his younger brothers in 1290 and claimed the throne of Hungary between 1305 and 1307. He married twice and had issue. * Henry (23 February 1262 – 16 September 1280), died young, no issue. * Sophie (circa 1264 – 4 February 1282), married Poppo VIII, Count of Henneberg. * Catherine (9 June 1267 – 9 January 1310), married Frederick Tuta,

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and had issue. *

Louis III, Duke of Bavaria Louis III. (February 9, 1269 – May 13, 1296) was duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 until 1296 as co-regent with his brothers Otto III and Stephen I. Biography Louis was born in Landshut, the son of Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria and Elizabeth of ...

(9 October 1269 – 9 October 1296), inherited Lower Bavaria with his brothers, married but had no issue. *

Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria Stephen I. (March 14, 1271 – December 10, 1310) was the duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 until 1310 as co-regnant of his older brothers Otto III († 1312) and Louis III († 1296). Biography Stephen was born in Landshut, the son of Henry XII ...

(14 March 1271 – 10 December 1310), inherited Lower Bavaria with his elder brothers, married, and had issue.

References

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