Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany
| Elizabeth of Carinthia | |
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| German Queen | |
| Tenure | 1299 – 1 May 1308 |
| Born | c. 1262 |
| Died | 28 October 1312 Königsfelden Monastery |
| Burial | Königsfelden Monastery |
| Spouse | Albert I of Germany |
| Issue |
Rudolf I of Bohemia Frederick the Fair Leopold I, Duke of Austria Albert II, Duke of Austria Otto, Duke of Austria Anna, Duchess of Breig Agnes, Queen of Hungary Elisabeth, Duchess of Lorraine Catherine, Duchess of Calabria Judith, Countess of Öttingen |
| House | House of Gorizia |
| Father | Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Bavaria |
Elizabeth of Carinthia (c. 1262 – 28 October 1312) from the House of Meinhardin was Queen of the Romans, Queen of Germany and Duchess of Austria by marriage. She is also known as Elizabeth of Tyrol.
She was the eldest daughter of Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia, Count of Gorizia and Tyrol.
Her mother was Elizabeth of Bavaria, daughter of Otto II, Duke of Bavaria and his wife Agnes, herself daughter of Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Agnes of Hohenstaufen. Her mother was also the widow of Conrad IV of Germany. Therefore, the young Elizabeth was a half-sister of Conradin, King of Jerusalem and Duke of Swabia.
She was married in Vienna on 20 December 1274 to the future Albert I of Germany, one of the founders of the House of Habsburg, thus becoming daughter-in-law of the King of the Romans. Her husband, then a Count of Habsburg, was invested as Duke of Austria and Styria in December 1282 by his father King Rudolf I. They solidified their rule in what was to become the Habsburg patrimony, also with the help of Elizabeth's father who in his turn in 1286 was created Duke of Carinthia.
Elizabeth was in fact better connected to powerful German rulers than her husband: a descendant of earlier kings, for example Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, she was also a niece of dukes of Bavaria, Austria's important neighbours.
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