Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria


Elisabeth of Sicily was a daughter of Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou. Her siblings included: Peter II of Sicily and Manfred of Athens. After her death her title was given to Georgia Lanza.
On June 27, 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:
  1. Stephen III of Bavaria-Ingolstadt.
  2. Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut.
  3. John II of Bavaria-Munich, married Katherina of Gorz
  4. Agnes, married c. 1356 King James I of Cyprus.

    Descendants

Two of their sons became Duke of Bavaria and their 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.
Elisabeth died in 1349, her husband later married Margarete of Nuremberg; they had no children.