Joanna of Bavaria
| Joanna of Bavaria | |
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| Queen consort of Germany | |
| Tenure | 1376–1386 |
| Predecessor | Elizabeth of Pomerania |
| Successor | Sophia of Bavaria |
| Queen consort of Bohemia | |
| Tenure | 1378–1386 |
| Predecessor | Elizabeth of Pomerania |
| Successor | Sophia of Bavaria |
| Born | c. 1362 The Hague (?) |
| Died | 31 December 1386 (aged 23–24) Prague |
| Burial | Prague Castle |
| Spouse | Wenceslaus, King of the Romans |
| House | House of Wittelsbach |
| Father | Albert I, Duke of Bavaria |
| Mother | Margaret of Brieg |
Joanna of Bavaria (c. 1362 – 31 December 1386), a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was German queen from 1376 and Queen of Bohemia from 1378 until her death, by her marriage with the Luxembourg king Wenceslaus.
Presumably born in The Hague, Joanna was the second child of Duke Albert I of Bavaria (1336–1404), by his first wife Margaret (1342–1386), a daughter of the Piast duke Louis I of Brzeg. Her siblings included Count William VI of Holland, Johanna Sophia of Bavaria and Margaret of Bavaria. Her paternal grandparents were Emperor Louis IV and his consort Countess Margaret II of Hainaut.
From August 1370 Joanna travelled to Prague, where she was married on 29 September 1370 to Wenceslaus, son and heir of Emperor Charles IV by his third wife, Anna of Swidnica. At the time of the wedding, Johanna was eight years' old, and Wenceslaus was nine. The emperor had to obtain a papal dispense due to the close relatedness of the couple. The marriage was not consummated until 1376.
The conjugal bond suited the Luxembourg ruler to strengthen ties with the Bavarian duke, who held extensive estates in the Low Countries; nevertheless, Joanna was not the first choice of a bride for Wenceslaus. Charles IV had initially planned for him to marry the Hohenzollern princess Elisabeth of Nuremberg, but the marriage never took place, since Elisabeth married Rupert of the Palatinate instead.
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