Isabel of Aragon

Isabel of Aragon (1305 - 12 July, 1330) was the Queen consort of Frederick I of Austria, King of Germany.

Family

She was a daughter of James II of Aragon and his second wife Blanche of Anjou.

Her paternal grandparents were Peter III of Aragon and Constantia of Sicily. Her maternal grandparents were Charles II of Naples and Maria Arpad of Hungary.

Marriage

On 11 May, 1315, Isabel married Frederick I of Austria, King of Germany in Ravensburg. Her husband had been elected as one of two rival Kings of Germany in October, 1314. His rival was Louis IV of Bavaria. With her marriage, Isabel became one of two Queens of Germany with Beatrix von Silesia-Glogau, wife of Louis IV.

Isabel and Frederick had at least three children:

*Frederick of Austria (1316 - 1322).
*Elisabeth of Austria (1317 - 23 October, 1336).
*Anna of Austria (1318 - 14 December, 1343). Married first Henry XV, Duke of Bavaria and secondly John Henry, Count of Gorizia.

On 5 September, 1325, Frederick I and Louis IV resolved their conflict by agreeing to serve as co-rulers. However Frederick soon became the junior co-ruler and retired to Austria until his death on 13 January, 1330. Isabel survived him by almost six months.

External links

* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/barcelona/barcelona2.html#IJ2 A listing of descendants of Petronilla I of Aragon]