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Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary

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Margaret of Bohemia
Queen consort of Hungary
Tenure1342–1349
Born24 May 1335
Died1349 (aged 13–14)
SpouseLouis I of Hungary
HouseLuxembourg
FatherCharles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherBlanche of Valois

Margaret of Bohemia (24 May 1335 – 1349, before October), also known as Margaret of Luxembourg, was a Queen consort of Hungary by her marriage to Louis I of Hungary. She was the second child of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor by his first wife Blanche of Valois.[1] She was a member of the House of Luxembourg.

Life

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Margaret was the second child of her father's first marriage. She was betrothed at the age of two to Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy, the contract being signed on 7 March 1338.[2] The contract was, however, broken and Amadeus married Margaret's cousin, Bonne of Bourbon.[3]

At the age of seven, Margaret was married in 1342 to Louis I of Hungary.[4]

The marriage lasted seven years and no children were born of the union, probably because of Margaret's young age. She died in 1349 while still a minor, aged around fourteen, and was probably buried in Székesfehérvár Basilica. She had outlived her mother, Blanche, by only one year. Her husband remarried four years later to Elizabeth of Bosnia.

Notes

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  1. ^ Boehm & Fajt 2005, p. xvi.
  2. ^ Cox 1967, p. 57.
  3. ^ Echols & Williams 1992, p. 92.
  4. ^ Dvornik 1962, p. 52.

References

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  • Boehm, Barbara Drake; Fajt, Jiri, eds. (2005). Prague: The Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437. Yale University Press.
  • Cox, Eugene L. (1967). The Green Count of Savoy. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. LCCN 67-11030.
  • Echols, Anne; Williams, Marty, eds. (1992). An annotated index of Medieval Women. Markus Weiner Publishing Inc.
  • Dvornik, Francis (1962). The Slavs in European History and Civilization. Rutgers University Press.
Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary
Born: 1335 Died: 1349
Royal titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Elizabeth of Poland
Queen consort of Hungary
1342–1349
Vacant
Title next held by
Elizabeth of Bosnia