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'''Elizabeth of Slavonia''' (1352 – before 1380) was the second Empress consort of [[Philip II of Taranto]], titular [[Latin Empire|Latin Emperor]] of [[Constantinople]].
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==Heiress of the Crown of Hungary==
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| name = Elizabeth of Slavonia
| succession = Titular Latin Empress consort of Constantinople
| reign = October 1370 – 25 November 1374
| birth_date = 1352
| death_date = before 1380
| consort = yes
| spouse = [[Philip II, Prince of Taranto]]
| issue = Philip
| house = [[Capetian House of Anjou]]
| father = [[Stephen, Duke of Slavonia]]
| mother = [[Margaret of Bavaria, Duchess of Slavonia|Margaret of Bavaria]]
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'''Elizabeth of Slavonia''' (1352 – before 1380), was the [[heir presumptive]] to the Hungarian throne between 1360 and 1370.
Elizabeth was the only daughter of [[Stephen, Duke of Slavonia]], and Margaret of Bavaria. Her only known sibling was [[John, Duke of Slavonia]] (1354–1360). John was designated [[heir presumptive]] to their granduncle [[Casimir III of Poland]] on 24 June 1355. He predeceased Casimir III.<ref name="fmg.ac">[http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HUNGARY.htm#Erszebetdiedbefore1380 Profile of Elisabeth in "Medieval Lands" by Charles Cawley]</ref>


Elizabeth herself was regarded as [[heiress presumptive]] to the throne of Hungary after the death of her brother, for her uncle [[Louis I of Hungary|Louis]] had no children. [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor]], wanted her to marry his son and heir, the future King [[Wenceslaus, King of the Romans|Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia]]. However, the marriage negotiations were ended in 1370, when [[Catherine of Hungary (1370-1377)|a daughter named Catherine]] was born to Elizabeth's uncle. Catherine was followed by two sisters, which meant that Elizabeth would not inherit the [[Holy Crown of Hungary]].<ref name="Engel">{{cite book
Elizabeth was the only daughter of [[Stephen, Duke of Slavonia]], a younger son of the Hungarian king [[Charles I of Hungary|Charles I]], and member of the Hungarian branch of the [[Capetian House of Anjou]]. Her mother was [[Margaret of Bavaria, Duchess of Slavonia|Margaret of Bavaria]], and her only known sibling [[John, Duke of Slavonia]] (1354–1360). Elizabeth was regarded as [[heir presumptive]] to the throne of Hungary after the death of her brother, as her uncle [[Louis I of Hungary|Louis I]] had no children. [[Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor]], wanted her to marry his eldest son, [[Wenceslaus, King of the Romans|Wenceslaus]]. However, the marriage negotiations were ended in 1370, when a daughter named [[Catherine of Hungary (1370-1377)|Catherine]] was born to Elizabeth's uncle. Catherine was followed by two sisters, which meant that Elizabeth would not inherit the [[Holy Crown of Hungary]].<ref name="Engel">{{cite book
|last=Engel, Pal; Ayton, Andrew; Pálosfalvi, Tamás
|author1=Engel, Pal |author2=Ayton, Andrew |author3=Pálosfalvi, Tamás |title=The realm of St. Stephen: a history of medieval Hungary, 895-1526 Volume 19 of International Library of Historical Studies
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|title=The realm of St. Stephen: a history of medieval Hungary, 895-1526 Volume 19 of International Library of Historical Studies
|publisher=Penn State Press
|publisher=Penn State Press
|year=1999
|year=1999
|isbn=0-271-01758-9
|isbn=0-271-01758-9
|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ZE-kLQm9p9UC&pg=PA13&dq=%22Elizabeth+of+Bosnia%22&lr=lang_en&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=%22Elizabeth%20of%20Bosnia%22&f=false
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZE-kLQm9p9UC&dq=%22Elizabeth+of+Bosnia%22&pg=PA13
|accessdate=2009-08-13}}</ref>
|accessdate=2009-08-13}}</ref>


In October 1370, Elizabeth married [[Philip II, Prince of Taranto]], a 41-year-old widower and pretender to the [[Latin Empire]]. Philip had survived his children by his previous marriage and was in need of heirs. As her [[dower]], Elizabeth was granted [[Corfu]] as a personal [[fief]]. Their only known child, a son named Philip, was born in 1371 and died the same year. Elizabeth was widowed on 25 November 1374. She appears to have died before the end of the 1380s.
==Marriage==


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In October, 1370, Elizabeth married [[Philip II, Prince of Taranto]]. He was titular Emperor of the [[Latin Empire]] since 1364. His previous wife [[Maria of Calabria]] had died on 20 May 1366. Philip had just concluded a civil war against his former sister-in-law [[Marie of Bourbon, Latin Empress|Marie of Bourbon]]. The two were struggling for control over the [[Principality of Achaea]]. Marie sold her rights to Philip II for 6,000 gold pieces.<ref>Mihail-Dimitri Sturdza, ''Dictionnaire historique et Généalogique des grandes familles de Grèce, d'Albanie et de Constantinople'' (1983), p. 500.</ref>
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Philip was forty-one-years-old at the time of his second marriage, Elizabeth only eighteen. Philip had survived his children by his previous marriage and was in need of heirs. As a marriage gift, Philip granted her [[Corfu]] as her personal fiefdom.<ref name="fmg.ac"/> They only had one known son:

*Philip of Taranto (1371). Died young.

==Succession==

In 1373, Philip II resigned his rights to the Principality of Achaea to Queen [[Joan I of Naples]]. He died on 25 November 1374 in Taranto. Elizabeth survived him and seems to have died before the end of the 1370s.

Their heir in the [[Principality of Taranto]] and the Latin Empire was [[James of Baux]], a nephew of Philip II.


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Elizabeth of Slavonia
Titular Latin Empress consort of Constantinople
TenureOctober 1370 – 25 November 1374
Born1352
Diedbefore 1380
SpousePhilip II, Prince of Taranto
IssuePhilip
HouseCapetian House of Anjou
FatherStephen, Duke of Slavonia
MotherMargaret of Bavaria

Elizabeth of Slavonia (1352 – before 1380), was the heir presumptive to the Hungarian throne between 1360 and 1370.

Elizabeth was the only daughter of Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, a younger son of the Hungarian king Charles I, and member of the Hungarian branch of the Capetian House of Anjou. Her mother was Margaret of Bavaria, and her only known sibling John, Duke of Slavonia (1354–1360). Elizabeth was regarded as heir presumptive to the throne of Hungary after the death of her brother, as her uncle Louis I had no children. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, wanted her to marry his eldest son, Wenceslaus. However, the marriage negotiations were ended in 1370, when a daughter named Catherine was born to Elizabeth's uncle. Catherine was followed by two sisters, which meant that Elizabeth would not inherit the Holy Crown of Hungary.[1]

In October 1370, Elizabeth married Philip II, Prince of Taranto, a 41-year-old widower and pretender to the Latin Empire. Philip had survived his children by his previous marriage and was in need of heirs. As her dower, Elizabeth was granted Corfu as a personal fief. Their only known child, a son named Philip, was born in 1371 and died the same year. Elizabeth was widowed on 25 November 1374. She appears to have died before the end of the 1380s.

References

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  1. ^ Engel, Pal; Ayton, Andrew; Pálosfalvi, Tamás (1999). The realm of St. Stephen: a history of medieval Hungary, 895-1526 Volume 19 of International Library of Historical Studies. Penn State Press. ISBN 0-271-01758-9. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Latin Empress consort of Constantinople
1370–1374
Reason for succession failure:
Conquest by Empire of Nicaea in 1261 		Succeeded by
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