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Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany

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Isabella of Aragon
Seal of Isabella of Aragon
Queen consort of Germany
Duchess consort of Austria
Tenure11 May 1315 – 13 January 1330
Coronation1315 (Basel)
Born1305
Died12 July 1330 (aged 24–25)
Burial
Vienna, Austria
SpouseFrederick the Fair
IssueAnna, Duchess of Bavaria
Frederick of Austria
Elisabeth of Austria
HouseBarcelona
FatherJames II of Aragon
MotherBlanche of Anjou
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Isabella of Aragon (1305 – 12 July 1330) was the daughter of James II of Aragon[1] and his second wife Blanche of Anjou. The queen consort of Frederick I of Austria, she was a member of the House of Barcelona.

Life

Isabella was originally betrothed to Oshin, King of Armenia, son of Leo II, King of Armenia and his wife Queen Keran. Her father planned her betrothal to Oshin of Armenia in exchange for religious relics of St Thecla, located at Sis in Armenia, which he was anxious to acquire for the cathedral of Tarragona. Negotiations for the marriage broke down in the face of Armenian opposition to increased close ties with the Catholic western powers.

On 11 May 1315, Isabella married Frederick I of Austria, King of Germany in Ravensburg.[1] From then onwards, Isabella was known as Elisabeth in Germany and Austria. Her husband had been elected as one of two rival Kings of Germany in October, 1314. His rival was Louis IV of Bavaria. With her marriage, Isabel became one of two Queens of Germany with Beatrix von Silesia-Glogau, wife of Louis IV. On 5 September 1325, Frederick I and Louis IV resolved their conflict by agreeing to serve as co-rulers. However Frederick soon became the junior co-ruler and retired to Austria until his death on 13 January 1330.

It is said that Isabella was blind in the last six years of her life. She was buried in Vienna.[2]


Marriage and issue

Isabel and Frederick had at least three children:

References

  1. ^ a b Jaspert 2019, p. 111.
  2. ^ Necrologium Austriacum Gentis Habsburgicæ Prius, Passau Necrologies (II), p. 123.

Sources

  • Jaspert, Nikolas (2019). "Testaments, Burials and Requests. Tracing the 'Franciscanism' of Aragonese Queens and Princesses". In Just, Imke; Jaspert, Nikolas (eds.). Queens, Princesses and Mendicants Close Relations in a European Perspective. Lit Verlag.111
Royal titles
Preceded by German Queen
11 May 1315 – 13 January 1330
With Beatrix von Silesia-Glogau (1315–1322)
and Margaret II of Hainaut (1324–1330) 		Succeeded by
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