Throughout the late middle ages, there are records of queens whose marriages were beneficial to their husbands’ families. Even though we don’t know much about them, we still know whether or not they fulfilled their most important duty – bearing sons. Often the queens who did not succeed in this are forgotten and hidden in [read more]
When King Andrew III of Hungary died in 1301, he left behind a daughter, Elizabeth and a widow, Agnes. Elizabeth and Agnes’ lives would be closely connected, but Agnes was not the mother of Andrew’s daughter. Elizabeth’s mother was Andrew’s often forgotten first wife, Fennena of Kuyavia. Difficult Early Life There are very little records [read more]
In 1305, the young king Wenceslaus III of Bohemia wed Viola of Teschen much to the surprise and disapproval of his subjects. For years he had been betrothed to the heiress of Hungary, Elizabeth. He was even still betrothed to her when he married Viola. What made him chose Viola, a daughter of one of [read more]
Most medieval dowager Queens were expected to live quietly and retire to a chaste and religious life after their husband’s death. Sometimes, if they were still young, they could remarry to a man of fitting rank. Kunigunda of Slavonia is an example of a queen who did neither of these things. Instead, she took a [read more]
After the death of his second wife Charles of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia wanted to marry again in order to have a surviving son. He quickly decided that he would marry Anna of Swidnica, who was previously betrothed to his deceased son, Wenceslaus. Anna was the daughter of a second son of a prince of [read more]
Eufemia of Kiev and Beatrice d’Este lived over a century apart, but they had a lot in common. They were both married to a King of Hungary. Both of their husbands were much older than them, and had been married before. Both of their husbands had surviving sons from their first marriages. And most importantly, [read more]
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