Erzsébet (Arpadhazi) Bohemia (abt. 1146 - 1189)

Born about 1146 in Esztergom, Esztergom, Hungary

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Died 12 Jan 1189 at about age 43 in Esztergom, Esztergom, Hungary

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Erzsébet (Arpadhazi) Bohemia is a member of the House of Árpád.

Erzsébet Árpád-Házi was the daughter of Géza II of Hungary and his wife Evfrosinia of Kiev

Erzsébet - Elisabeth of Hungary ÁRPÁD(házi) (Hungary) Gender: Female Birth: circa 1145 Esztergom, 1144/45, Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary Death: circa 1189 (35-52) Bohemia (Czech Republic) Immediate Family: Daughter of Geza II, king of Hungary and Euphrosyne of Kiev Wife of Bedrich of Bohemia Mother of Princess of Bohemia Ludmilla von Böhmen, Herzogin in Bayern; Sophie Markgräfin von Meißen; Vratislav of Bohemia; Olga of Bohemia; Margareta av Böhmen Premysliden and 1 other Sister of king Stephen III of Hungary; Béla III of Hungary; ÁRPÁD(házi) Géza Johannész, Prince of Hungary; Árpád(házi) Árpád, Prince of Hungary; ÁRPÁD(házi) Odola - Adela, Princess of Hungary ^[1]

Géza II (1130 -May 31, 1162), King of Hungary and Croatia (1141-1162), crowned February 16, 1141. Ep. v. 1146 Euphrosina Mstislavna Kiev († c. 1193), daughter of Mstislav I st, Grand Prince of Kiev.

M1. Erzsébet (1144 or 1145 - after. January 12, 1190), th. ap. 1157 Friedrich Premysl (c. 1142 -May 25, 1189), King of Bohemia.^[2]

"Elisabeth of Hungary (c.1149 - c.1189) is a duchess consort of Bohemia. She is the daughter of King Géza II of Hungary and Euphrosine of Kiev.

Defense of Prague

She defended Prague in 1179 successfully against her brother-in-law Sobeslav II as regent in the absence of her husband. She herself appears on the battlefield with religious symbols on her banner. For the second time in 1184, successfully defends Prague against her brother-in-law Sobeslav II as regent in the absence of her husband. She still defends Prague in 1189 against Conrad II of Bohemia but is forced to surrender and cede the city."^[3]

Union and descent From her marriage to Frederick I of Bohemia were born:

1. Helena bride in 1164 at the age of 6 years with Pierre Comnène son of Emperor Manuel I first Comnenus,
2. Sophie (? -May 25, 1195), wife of Albert Margrave de Misnie ,
3. Ludmilla (1170-August 15, 1240), Wife of Adalbert IV Count of Bogen (died in 1197) and in 1204 of Louis I st, Duke of Bavaria,
4. Vratislav (? -1180),
5. Olga (? - circa 1163),
6. Daisy (?-28 Aug 1167 ).^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/%C3%81RP%C3%81D-h%C3%A1zi-Erzs%C3%A9bet-Elisabeth-of-Hungary/6000000004533176191
2. ↑ https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogie_des_%C3%81rp%C3%A1d
3. ↑ https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lisabeth_de_Hongrie_(v.1149_-_v.1189)
4. ↑ https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lisabeth_de_Hongrie_(v.1149_-_v.1189)

• Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands": A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_Hungary,_Duchess_of_Bohemia