BOURBON, Beatrice of

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n 1334, Beatrice married John of Luxembourg who had been a widower sinc e the death of his first wife, Elisabeth of Bohemia, in 1330. Since the t wo were related in a prohibited degree, Pope Benedict XII had to give d ispensation for the marriage. The dispensation was given at the request o f King Philip VI of France. The wedding was solemnized in Château de Vi ncennes. The marriage contract stipulated that if a son was born from t he marriage, the County of Luxembourg, as well as lands belonging to it , would go to him. [1] Beatrice arrived in Bohemia in 1336. The new Queen of Bohemia and Count ess of Luxembourg brought with her an annual income of 4,000 livres. Sh e was crowned Queen of Bohemia in St. Vitus Cathedral on 18 May 1337. [ 1] Beatrice was not popular in Bohemia. Shortly after her coronation, in J une 1337, she left the kingdom and went to live in Luxembourg. John die d in 1346 and Beatrice ceased to be queen.

Beatrice married Jan\John King of Bohemia on 31 Aug 1310 in Speyer, Pfalz, Bavaria. Jan\John (son of Heinrich VII Emperor of The Holy Roman Empire and Marguerite Countess pf Brabant) was born on 10 Aug 1296 in Prague, Czechoslovakia; died on 26 Aug 1346 in Crecy-En-Ponthieu, Somme, France; was buried in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Wencellas Duke of Luxemburg & Brabant was born on 25 Feb 1337 in Prague, Czechoslovakia; died on 7 Jul 1383 in Luxembourg.