Elizabeth of Bohemia (1292–1330)
| Elizabeth of Bohemia | |
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| Queen consort of Bohemia | |
| Tenure | 1310–1330 |
| Coronation | 7 February 1311 |
| Born | 20 January 1292 |
| Died | 28 September 1330 (aged 38) Bohemia |
| Spouse | John of Luxembourg |
| Issue |
Margaret, Duchess of Bavaria Bonne, Duchess of Normandy Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor John Henry, Margrave of Moravia Anna, Duchess of Austria |
| House | Přemyslid |
| Father | Wenceslaus II of Bohemia |
| Mother | Judith of Habsburg |
Elizabeth of Bohemia (Czech: Eliška Přemyslovna) (20 January 1292 – 28 September 1330) was a princess of the Bohemian Přemyslid dynasty who became queen consort of Bohemia as the first wife of King John the Blind (John of Luxembourg). She was the mother of King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV.
She was the daughter of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Judith of Habsburg. When Elizabeth was five years old, her mother died. Of the ten children only four of them lived to adulthood; Wenceslaus, Anne, Elizabeth and Margaret. Elizabeth and her siblings also had a half-sister called Agnes. Six years after the death of her mother, her father Wenceslaus remarried. He chose to marry a Polish princess called Elizabeth Richeza of Poland from the Piast dynasty. Elizabeth's father then gained the Crown of Poland.
Many notable events occurred during Elizabeth's youth; a devastating fire at Prague Castle in 1303, the death of her father and the assassination of her brother Wenceslaus. Elizabeth was orphaned by the age of thirteen and lived with her sister, Anne. Her other sister, Margaret was married at the age of seven to Bolesław III the Generous, after he had come to the court of Bohemia with his mother, Elisabeth of Greater Poland.
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