Elizabeth of Bosnia
Elizabeth of Bosnia ( Elizabeta / Jelisaveta Kotromanić, Hungarian Kotromanić Erzsébet, Polish Elżbieta Bośniaczka; * 1340, † January 1387 ) was by marriage to Louis I. Queen of Hungary and Croatia from 1353 to 1382 and Poland from 1370 to 1382, and regent of Hungary Croatia from 1382 and Poland from 1382 to 1384. She was born as the daughter of Stjepan II Kotromanić, Ban of Bosnia from the Kotromanić Dynasty, and his wife Elisabeth of Cujavia, daughter of Duke Casimir of Cujavia to Gniewkowo what she was doing I the Elbow- to a great-niece of the Polish King Władysław.
Life
As the young Hungarian king Louis I of Anjou was widowed - his first wife Margaret of Luxembourg died childless at age 14 - wanted to forge a new marriage for his mother Elisabeth of Poland. She heard about the young daughter of Stjepan II and wanted to let bring to the Hungarian court. Stjepan agreed reluctantly. For three years, Elisabeth was educated at the Hungarian court, and grew up to be a great beauty. After the wedding, from June 20, 1353, she was Queen of Hungary and from 1370 also from Poland. Stjepan Bosnia could not attend the wedding because he fell seriously ill.
Only after the marriage has been asked Pope Innocent IV in a dispensation for this connection later, because Elizabeth and Ludwig were closely related to each other. The great-grandfather of Elizabeth of Bosnia, and the Duke Casimir I of Cujavia (1211-1267) was at the same great-grandfather Louis ( father and his grandfather from the Piast dynasty - Władysław I the Elbow Lang ).
The couple had three daughters:
- Catherine of Anjou (1370-1377) died as an infant, in 1374 betrothed to Louis of France (* 1372, † 1407)
- Maria (1371-1395), Queen of Hungary
- Hedwig (1373-1399), Queen of Poland
Mary was with Sigismund of Luxembourg, the later German emperor, a member of the Bohemian nobility, married and the younger Hedwig should have been married to William, Duke of Austria, Carinthia and Styria. The older daughter was first both inherit the throne of her father, Hungary and Poland. However, Sigismund, who lived in Krakow since 1381, was expelled from the poles of the country and the Polish nobles were most dissatisfied with the already existing since 1370 personal union, the first nine years of Hedwig was elected Queen of Poland. 1386 she was married to the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Jogaila. Thus, two legally assimilated and married each other sovereign power over Poland - Lithuania notified. To allow this connection to Jogaila was baptized and Christianize the pagan at heart Lithuanian heartland. Maria on the other hand, however, was used by her father's death in 1382 Queen in Hungary, her mother Elizabeth was as regent for the underage nor ruler. It was supported by the Hungarian Palatine Miklós Garai.
Sigismund, his brother Wenceslaus IV, King of Bohemia, and some Hungarian noblewoman Elizabeth and the Palatine were hostile. Some nobles supported the Neapolitan King Charles of Durazzo and helped him in 1385 shortly to power. Queen Elizabeth and Garai could assassinate Charles in 1386. Charles's son Ladislaus of Naples wanted to recapture the Hungarian throne, he lacked, however, of support from the nobility. Elizabeth and Mary were taken prisoner in 1386 by the powerful Horvat brothers, probably on the orders of Sigismund of Luxembourg. On the first anniversary of the murder of Charles II Elizabeth was strangled in January 1387 in front of their daughter Maria. Maria accused her husband Sigismund and left him. The Horvat brothers she promised lands in Slavonia and northern Bosnia. 1387 Mary was freed from captivity. Sigismund allegedly took revenge on the assassination of Elizabeth, leaving the brothers Horvat at Dobor in Bosnia murder.
- Queen (Hungary )
- Queen (Poland )
- Regent
- House Kotromanić
- Historical person ( South East Europe)
- Born in 1340
- Died in 1387
- Woman