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.
Marriages[]
Katherine was betrothed in 1368 to Edward, Duke of Guelders, son of Reginald II of Guelders and Eleanor of England.[2] 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.
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References[]
- ^ Katharina von Wittelsbach
- ^ "Genealogie-Mittelalter.de". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- 1361 births
- 1400 deaths
- House of Wittelsbach
- Women of medieval Bavaria
- 14th-century German women
- 14th-century German nobility