Beatrix of Bavaria

Beatrix of Bavaria
Queen consort of Sweden
Tenure1356–1359
Died1359
Sweden
SpouseEric XII of Sweden
FatherLouis V, Duke of Bavaria
MotherMargaret of Denmark

Beatrix of Bavaria[a] (died 1359) was Queen of Sweden as the wife of King Eric XII of Sweden (1339–1359) who co-ruled Sweden with his father King Magnus Eriksson.[1][2]

Biography

Beatrix was the daughter of Margrave Louis V of Brandenburg (1315–1361), the eldest son of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV. Her mother was Louis' first wife Margaret (1305–1340), daughter of King Christopher II of Denmark.[2]

Sometime before October 1356, she married Eric, who as the elder of two sons, became co-monarch after a rebellion against his father, Magnus Eriksson (1316–1374) who was monarch of both Norway and Sweden. The younger son, Haakon (1340–1380) was to become became ruler of Norway. Beatrix was queen jointly with her mother-in-law, Blanche of Namur (1320–1363).[3][4][5]

Memorial stone to burials at Black Friars' Monastery of Stockholm

Beatrix and Eric both died in 1359. It is believed that her husband died of the Black Death, and that Beatrix, 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.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Beatrix of Brandenburg or Beatrix of Wittelsbach

References

  1. ^ a b Tunberg, S. (1920). "Beatrix". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Engström, Sten (1953). "Erik Magnusson". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Magnus 7 Eriksson". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Blanca Av Namur". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Håkon 6 Magnusson". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
Beatrix of Bavaria
Born: 1344 Died: 25 December 1359
Royal titles
Preceded byas sole queen Queen consort of Sweden
1356–1359
with Blanche of Namur 		Succeeded byas sole queen