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BOURBON, Beatrice of

Female 1321 - 1383  (62 years)


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  • Name BOURBON, Beatrice of 
    Birth 1321 
    Gender Female 
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    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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1346, Crecy-En-Ponthieu, Somme, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 31 Aug 1310  Speyer, Pfalz, Bavaria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Wencellas Duke of Luxemburg & Brabant,   b. 25 Feb 1337, Prague, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1383, Luxembourg Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F6283  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2024 

  • 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.