Katherine of Bavaria
Katherine of Bavaria | |
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Duchess consort of Guelders and Jülich | |
Tenure | 1379-1400 |
Born | 1361 |
Died |
1400 Hattem |
Spouse |
Edward of Guelders William I of Gelders and Jülich |
House | House of Wittelsbach |
Father | Albert I, Duke of Bavaria |
Mother | Margaret of Brieg |
Katherine of Bavaria (c. 1361–1400 AD, Hattem), was the eldest child of Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and his first wife Margaret of Brieg.[1] She was Duchess of Guelders and Jülich by her marriage to William I of Guelders and Jülich.
Family
Katherine was the eldest of seven child born to her parents. She and her siblings all lived to adulthood. Her siblings were: Joanna of Bavaria; wife of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans, Margaret of Bavaria; wife of John the Fearless, William VI, Count of Holland, Albert II, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing, John, Count of Holland and Johanna Sophia of Bavaria; wife of Albert IV, Duke of Austria and mother of Albert II of Germany.
Katherine's maternal grandparents were Ludwik I the Fair and Agnes of Głogów. Her paternal grandparents were Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret II, Countess of Hainault.[2]
Marriages
Katherine was betrothed in 1368 to Edward, Duke of Guelders, son of Reginald II of Guelders and Eleanor of England.[3] However, Edward died when Katherine was only ten years of age.
Katherine was subsequently married in 1379 to William I of Guelders and Jülich, son of William II, Duke of Jülich. Her husband was Edward's nephew.
This marriage produced no children and Katherine died in 1400, leaving William a widower. William died two years after Katherine and was succeeded by his brother, Reinald IV, Duke of Guelders and Jülich.
Ancestors
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References
- ↑ Katharina von Wittelsbach
- ↑ Cawley, Charles, Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, Hainaut, Medieval Lands database, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy,
- ↑ Genealogie-Mittelalter.de