Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria

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.

Marriage and issue On 27 June 1328 Elisabeth married Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Beatrix of Silesia-Glogau. The couple had three sons and a daughter, they were: Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt (1337–26 September 1413, Niederschönfeld). Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut (1339–4 December 1393, Budweis). John II of Bavaria-Munich (1341–1397), married Katharina of Görz 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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