Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary

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Elizabeth of Sicily
Queen consort of Hungary
Reign 1272–1290
Born 1261
Naples
Died 1303
Naples
Burial Monastery of St Peter's, Naples
Spouse Ladislaus IV of Hungary
House Árpád dynasty (by marriage)
House of Anjou (by birth)
Father Charles I of Naples
Mother Beatrice of Provence

Elisabeth of Sicily (1261–1303) was the youngest child of Charles I of Naples[1] and his first wife Beatrice of Provence.

Marriage

Elisabeth married to Ladislaus IV of Hungary in 1270;[1] she was only seven or eight at the time of the marriage. They had no children.

Trouble with the Cumans

Ladislaus had neglected Elisabeth for the sake of his semi-pagan family, The Cumans; his mother Elizabeth was a member of the Cuman tribe. Ladislaus always wore Cuman dress and many of his friends were Cumans.

Ladislaus had even spent most of his marriage to Elisabeth chasing after the Cumans, encouraging them to come and live in Hungary. When they wanted to leave Hungary, Ladislaus used his forces to make them stay. Elisabeth was arrested in 1286 so that Ladislaus could live with a Cuman mistress. She was imprisoned in Margaret Island, where she stayed for the next three years. Ladislaus finally reconciled with Elisabeth in 1289. When he found he didn't have enough power to rule over his barons, he rejoined the Cumans.

Ladislaus died in 1290, childless, and he was succeeded by Andrew III of Hungary; Andrew was a distant cousin of Ladislaus.

Later life

After her husband's death, Elisabeth returned to Naples, but she returned again back to Hungary. In the year 1294 Queen Fenenna confirmed her the privilege to collect the donations of the church in the Veszprém County. In 1301 she returned to Naples, where she became a Dominican nun at St Peter's monastery (San Pietro a Castello), which had been founded by her sister-in-law Queen Mary. Queen Elisabeth (Isabella d'Anjou) died in 1303 and was buried at the monastery of St Peter's.[2]

Ancestry

Family of Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Louis VII of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Philip II of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Adèle of Champagne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Louis VIII of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Isabelle of Hainaut
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Margaret I, Countess of Flanders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Charles I of Naples
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Sancho III of Castile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Alfonso VIII of Castile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Blanca of Navarre
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Blanche of Castile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Henry II of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Leonora of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Eleanor of Aquitaine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Elisabeth of Sicily
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Alfonso II of Aragon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Alfonso II, Count of Provence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Sancha of Castile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Rainou, Count of Forcalquier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Gersenda II of Sabran
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Gersend of Forcalquier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Beatrice of Provence
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Humbert III of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Thomas I of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Beatrice of Viennois
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Beatrice of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. William I of Geneva
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Marguerite of Geneva
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Beatrice de Valperge
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steven Runciman, The Sicilian Vespers, (Cambridge University Press, 2000), 138.
  2. ↑ Memoria und Repräsentation, Band 157 von Veröffentlichungen des Max-Planck-Instituts für Geschichte Kritische Studien Zur Geschichtswissenschaft, Seite 267, Tanja Michalsky, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2000. (ISBN 9783525354735)
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Elizabeth of Sicily, Queen of Hungary
Born: 1261 Died: 1303
Royal titles
Preceded by Queen consort of Hungary
1272–1290		 Succeeded by
Fennena of Kujavia
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