- Beatrix of Silesia-Glogau
Beatrix of Silesia-Glogau (c.
1292 -24 August ,1322 ) was the first wife ofLouis IV, Holy Roman Emperor .Family
She was born to
Henry III, Duke of Silesia-Glogau (reigned 1274 - 1310) and Matilda ofBrunswick-Lüneburg .Her paternal grandparents were
Konrad I, Duke of Silesia-Glogau and his first wife Salome ofGreater Poland . Her maternal grandparents wereAlbert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Adelheid ofMontferrat .Konrad I was a son of
Henry II the Pious ,Duke of Cracow and his wife Anna of Bohemia. Salome was a daughter ofWładysław Odonic and Jadwiga of Pomerania. Adelheid was a daughter ofBoniface II of Montferrat and Margaret of Savoy.Anna of Bohemia was a daughter of
Ottokar I of Bohemia and his second wifeConstance of Hungary . Jadwiga of Pomerania was a daughter ofMściwój I of Pomerania . Margaret of Savoy was a daughter ofAmadeus IV of Savoy and his first wife Anne of Burgundy.Constance of Hungary was a daughter of
Béla III of Hungary and Agnes de Chatillon. Anne of Burgundy was a daughter ofHugh III, Duke of Burgundy and his second wifeBeatrice d'Albon, Dauphine de Viennois .Agnes de Chatillon was a daughter of
Raynald of Chatillon andConstance of Antioch (joint princes of Antioch). Beatrice d'Albon was a daughter of Guigues V,Dauphin de Viennois and Beatrix of Montferrat.Beatrix of Montferrat was probably a daughter of
Rainier of Montferrat and his wife Gisela of Burgundy.Gisela of Burgundy was a daughter of
William I, Count of Burgundy and his wife Stephanie.Marriage
Beatrix married Louis IV, Duke of Upper Bavaria c. 1309. They had six children:
# Mathilde (aft.21 June ,1313 –2 July ,1346 ,Meißen ), married atNürnberg July 1 ,1329 Friedrich II, Markgraf of Meißen (d. 1349)
# a child (b. September 1314)
# Anna (c. 1316 –29 January ,1319 ,Kastl )
#Louis V the Brandenburger (1316–1361), duke of Upper Bavaria, margrave ofBrandenburg , count ofTyrol
# Agnes (b. c. 1318)
# Stephen II (1319–1375), duke ofLower Bavaria .Her husband was elected
King of Germany on20 October ,1314 . However another faction had elected Frederick I of Austria as King on19 October . The two rival Kings would continue their dispute for the rest of her life. She was one of two rival Queens of Germany withIsabel of Aragon , wife of Frederick I.External links
* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/piast/piast7.html#BH1 A listing of descendants of Konrad I, Duke of Głogów]
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