1321 - 1383 (62 years)
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Name |
BOURBON, Beatrice of |
Birth |
1321 |
Gender |
Female |
_COLOR |
3 |
Death |
27 Dec 1383 |
Person ID |
I17857 |
Puffers |
Last Modified |
4 Jun 2013 |
Family |
Jan\John King of Bohemia, b. 10 Aug 1296, Prague, Czechoslovakia d. 26 Aug 1346, Crecy-En-Ponthieu, Somme, France (Age 50 years) |
Marriage |
31 Aug 1310 |
Speyer, Pfalz, Bavaria |
Children |
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Family ID |
F6283 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
31 May 2024 |
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Notes |
- 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.
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