Beatrice of Bavaria

Beatrice of Bavaria (1344 – 25 December 1359); Swedish: Beatrix ; was Queen of Sweden as the consort of King Eric XII of Sweden (1339–1359) who co-ruled Sweden with his father King Magnus IV. [1][2]

Beatrice of Bavaria
Queen consort of Sweden
Tenure	1356–1359
Born	1344
Died	25 December 1359 Sweden
Spouse	Eric XII of Sweden
Father	Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Margaret II, Countess of Hainault

Biography

Beatrice was the daughter of the Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282–1347) and his second wife Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut (1311–1356). In 1356 she was married to Eric, who as the elder of two sons, became co-monarch after a rebellion against his father, Magnus IV (1316–1374) who was monarch of both Norway and Sweden. The younger son, Haakon (1340–1380) was to become became ruler of Norway. Beatrice was queen jointly with her mother-in-law, Blanche of Namur (1320–1363).[3] [4][5][6]

Beatrice and Eric both died in 1359. It is believed that her husband died of the Black Death, and that Beatrice, who gave birth to a stillborn son, also died of plague. Some historians believe she and her son were buried at the Black Friars' Monastery of Stockholm. [7]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Beatrice of Bavaria

16. Louis I, Duke of Bavaria 8. Otto II, Duke of Bavaria 17. Ludmilla of Bohemia 4. Louis II, Duke of Bavaria 18. Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine 9. Agnes of the Palatinate 19. Agnes of Hohenstaufen 2. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor 20. Albert IV, Count of Habsburg 10. Rudolf I of Germany 21. Hedwig of Kyburg 5. Matilda of Habsburg 22. Burchard V, Count of Hohenberg 11. Gertrude of Hohenberg 23. Mechtild of Tübingen 1. Beatrice of Bavaria 24. John I, Count of Hainaut 12. John II, Count of Hainaut 25. Adelaide of Holland 6. William I, Count of Hainaut 26. Henry V, Count of Luxembourg 13. Philippa of Luxembourg 27. Margaret of Bar 3. Margaret II, Countess of Hainault 28. Philip III of France 14. Charles, Count of Valois 29. Isabella of Aragon 7. Joan of Valois 30. Charles II of Naples 15. Margaret, Countess of Anjou 31. Maria of Hungary

Memorial stone to burials at Black Friars' Monastery of Stockholm

References

1. "Beatrix". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
2. "Erik Magnusson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
3. "Margaretha van Beieren en Margaretha van Avesnes (1311–1356)". Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
4. "Magnus 7 Eriksson". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
5. "Blanca Av Namur". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
6. "Håkon 6 Magnusson". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
7. Beatrix, urn:sbl:19091, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av S. Tunberg), hämtad 2020-07-07.

Other sources

• Åke Ohlmarks (1973) Alla Sveriges drottningar (Stockholm : Geber) ISBN 9120040105