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Elizabeth of Poland, Duchess of Pomerania

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For other people named Elisabeth of Poland, see Elisabeth of Poland (disambiguation).
Princess Elizabeth
Elisabeth and her husband
Duchess consort of Pomerania
Tenure1343–1361
Born1326
Died1361 (aged 34–35)
SpouseBogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania
IssueElizabeth, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire
Casimir IV of Pomerania
HouseHouse of Piast (by birth)
House of Pomerania (by marriage)
FatherCasimir III of Poland
MotherAldona of Lithuania

Princess Elizabeth of Poland (Template:Lang-pl) (1326–1361) was the eldest child of Casimir III of Poland and his first wife, Aldona of Lithuania.

Marriage

Elizabeth was originally betrothed to her future brother-law, Louis VI the Roman.[1] She was eventually passed over for her younger sister, Cunigunde.

An agreement, directed primarily against the Teutonic Order, was reached on 24 February 1343 in Poznań between Elizabeth's father and Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania. As a result, Elizabeth married Wartislaw's son, Boguslaw, on 28 February 1343. Elisabeth received a dowry from her father of 20 000 kop (cents in Prague).

On 28 February 1343, Elizabeth married Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania. Elizabeth mainly lived in Prague Castle or Castle of Darlowo during her marriage. They had two children:

Her daughter Elizabeth was married in 1363 to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. The marriage took place during the Congress of Kraków; the most celebrated feast commemorating the event took place at the house of Mikołaj Wierzynek (młodszy). Elizabeth of Poland, however, never saw her daughter married off. She had died in 1361, at a monastery of the Order of Saint Augustine in Świątkach, and was buried there.

Her son, Casimir (Kaźko) was groomed to become Casimir the Great's successor as King of Poland but was sidelined by Louis I of Hungary, and instead succeeded Bogislaw in 1364 as duke of Pomerania.[3]

Ancestors

Family of Elizabeth of Poland, Duchess of Pomerania
8. Casimir I of Kuyavia
4. Władysław I the Elbow-high
9. Euphrosyne of Opole
2. Casimir III of Poland
10. Bolesław the Pious
5. Hedwig of Kalisz
11. Jolenta of Poland
1. Elisabeth of Poland [4]
12. Butvydas
6. Gediminas of Lithuania
13. unknown
3. Aldona of Lithuania
14. Ivan of Polatsk
7. Jewna
15. unknown

References

  1. ^ Template:MLCC
  2. ^ Élisabeth Piast
  3. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Complete Genealogy of the House of Piast". Genealogy.EU. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)[self-published source][better source needed]
  4. ^ Ancestors of Elisabeth Piast
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