Individual Details
Elisabeth von Pommern
(1347 - 15 Feb 1393)
Elisabeth was born in 1347, the daughter of Bogislaw V, Herzog von Pommern-Wolgast, and his first wife Elzbieta of Poland. On 21 May 1363 in Krakow she became the fourth and final wife of Karl IV, Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia. The marriage took place one year after the death of Karl's third wife Anna von Schweidnitz. The bride was only 16 years old while the groom was already 47. Karl married Elisabeth mainly for diplomatic reason, as the marriage helped to break the anti-Czech coalition led by Rudolf IV, duke of Austria, with the Polish and Hungarian kings as participants. On 18 June 1363 in the Bohemian capital of Prague, Elisabeth was crowned Queen of Bohemia and five years later, on 1 November 1368, she was also crowned empress of the Holy Roman Empire in Rome by Pope Urban V.
Elisabeth is reputed to have been a very vigorous, self-confident and physically strong woman. She bore six children to Karl of whom Sigismund, Johann and Margarete would have progeny.
After her husband's death on 29 November 1378 in Prague, Elisabeth's stepson Wenceslaus IV, son of Karl's previous wife, ascended the throne. Elisabeth then cared for her two sons, mainly the older Sigismund, whom she supported in his efforts to become the king of Hungary.
Elisabeth outlived Karl IV by 15 years. She died on 15 February 1393 in Königgrätz and was buried next to her husband in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Elisabeth is reputed to have been a very vigorous, self-confident and physically strong woman. She bore six children to Karl of whom Sigismund, Johann and Margarete would have progeny.
After her husband's death on 29 November 1378 in Prague, Elisabeth's stepson Wenceslaus IV, son of Karl's previous wife, ascended the throne. Elisabeth then cared for her two sons, mainly the older Sigismund, whom she supported in his efforts to become the king of Hungary.
Elisabeth outlived Karl IV by 15 years. She died on 15 February 1393 in Königgrätz and was buried next to her husband in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague.
Source: Leo van de Pas
Events
| Birth | 1347 | ||||
| Marriage | May 1363 | Krakow - Karl IV Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire | |||
| Death | 15 Feb 1393 | Prague |
Families
| Spouse | Karl IV Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1316 - 1378) |
| Child | Sigmund Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire King of Bohemia and Hungary (1368 - 1437) |