Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria

Spouse(s)	Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria
Noble family	House of Barcelona
Father	Frederick III of Sicily
Mother	Eleanor of Anjou
Born	1310
Died	1349

Elisabeth of Sicily (1310–1349) was a daughter of Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou. Her siblings included: Peter II of Sicily and Manfred of Athens. She is also known as Isabel of Aragon.

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 (1337–September 26, 1413, Niederschönfeld).
2. Frederick of Bavaria-Landshut (1339–December 4, 1393, Budweis).
3. John II of Bavaria-Munich (1341–1397).
4. Agnes (b. 1338), married c. 1356 King James I of Cyprus.

Ancestry

Family of Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria

16. Peter II of Aragon               8. James I of Aragon                       17. Maria of Montpellier               4. Peter III of Aragon                             18. Andrew II of Hungary               9. Violant of Hungary                       19. Yolanda de Courtenay               2. Frederick III of Sicily                                   20. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor               10. Manfred of Sicily                       21. Bianca Lancia               5. Constance of Sicily                             22. Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy               11. Beatrice of Savoy                       23. Marguerite of Burgundy               1. Elisabeth of Sicily                                         24. Louis VIII of France               12. Charles I of Naples                       25. Blanche of Castile               6. Charles II of Naples                             26. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence               13. Beatrice of Provence                       27. Beatrice of Savoy               3. Eleanor of Anjou                                   28. Béla IV of Hungary               14. Stephen V of Hungary                       29. Maria Laskarina               7. Maria of Hungary                             30. Kuthen the Cuman               15. Elizabeth the Cuman                       31. Galicie of Halicz

Descendents

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.

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Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria House of Barcelona Born: 1310 Died: 1349
Preceded by Margaret, Countess of Tyrol	Duchess of Bavaria 1328 – c. 1349	Succeeded by Margarete of Nuremberg