Individual Details
Judith of Bohemia
(20 May 1315 - 11 Sep 1349)
Judith was born on 20 May 1315, the daughter of Johann 'the Blind', king of Bohemia, and Elisabeth of Bohemia. Born as Jutta or Guta, she was referred to in French historiography as Bonne de Luxembourg. She was the eldest sister of the future Holy Roman Emperor Karl IV, who was crowned six years after Judith's death in 1349.
On 28 March 1332 at Melun, Judith was married to the future Jean II of France, the son of Philippe VI, king of France, and Jeanne de Bourgogne. She was 17 years old, and the future king was 13. The name for Jutta, translatable into English as Good, was changed by the time of her marriage to Bonne (French) or Bona (Latin). Upon marriage she became duchess of Normandy and countess of Anjou and of Maine. She and Jean had eleven children of whom four sons and three daughters would have progeny.
Judith was a patron of the arts, being a favourite of the composer Guillaume de Machaut.
She died on 11 Septembe4r 1349 of the bubonic plague in Maubuisson, France. This was one year and fifteen days prior to the coronation of her husband as king.
Source: Leo van de Pas
On 28 March 1332 at Melun, Judith was married to the future Jean II of France, the son of Philippe VI, king of France, and Jeanne de Bourgogne. She was 17 years old, and the future king was 13. The name for Jutta, translatable into English as Good, was changed by the time of her marriage to Bonne (French) or Bona (Latin). Upon marriage she became duchess of Normandy and countess of Anjou and of Maine. She and Jean had eleven children of whom four sons and three daughters would have progeny.
Judith was a patron of the arts, being a favourite of the composer Guillaume de Machaut.
She died on 11 Septembe4r 1349 of the bubonic plague in Maubuisson, France. This was one year and fifteen days prior to the coronation of her husband as king.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Birth | 20 May 1315 | ||||
| Marriage | 28 Mar 1332 | Melun - Jean II "the Good" King of France | |||
| Death | 11 Sep 1349 | Maubuisson |
Families
| Spouse | Jean II "the Good" King of France (1319 - 1364) |
| Child | Philippe "the Bold" Duc de Bourgogne (1342 - 1404) |
| Father | Johann "The Blind" King of Bohemia (1296 - 1346) |
| Mother | Elisabeth of Bohemia (1292 - 1330) |
| Sibling | Karl IV Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1316 - 1378) |