Nicholas II, Duke of Opava1

M, #113991
Last Edited=15 Apr 2012
     Nicholas II, Duke of Opava married Anna of Racibórz, daughter of Duke Przemyslaw of Racibórz, circa 1318.2
     He gained the title of Duke of Opava.1

Children of Nicholas II, Duke of Opava and Anna of Racibórz

Citations

  1. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 87. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Margaret of Bohemia1

F, #113992, b. 1335, d. 1349
Last Edited=9 Jul 2005
Consanguinity Index=0.54%
     Margaret of Bohemia was born in 1335.1 She was the daughter of Charles IV de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor and Blanche de Valois.1 She married Louis I d'Anjou, King of Hungary and Poland, son of Charles II Robert d'Anjou, King of Hungary and Elisabeth of Poland, in 1338.1 She died in 1349.1

Citations

  1. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 87. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.

Louis I d'Anjou, King of Hungary and Poland1

M, #113993, b. 5 March 1326, d. 1382
Last Edited=24 Sep 2009
Consanguinity Index=0.79%
     Louis I d'Anjou, King of Hungary and Poland was born on 5 March 1326.1,2 He was the son of Charles II Robert d'Anjou, King of Hungary and Elisabeth of Poland.3 He married, firstly, Margaret of Bohemia, daughter of Charles IV de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor and Blanche de Valois, in 1338.1 He married, secondly, Elisabeth Kontromanich, daughter of Stephan II Kontromanich, Ban of Bosnia and Elisabeth Piast, in 1353 at Cracow, PolandG.3 He died in 1382.1
     Louis I d'Anjou, King of Hungary and Poland also went by the nick-name of Louis 'the Great'.4 He gained the title of King Louis I of Hungary in 1342.3 He succeeded as the King Louis I of Poland in 1370.3

Children of Louis I d'Anjou, King of Hungary and Poland and Elisabeth Kontromanich

Citations

  1. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 87. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  2. [S3994] Gyula Kriisto, "The Family of Charles I Robert", AETAS-Journal of History and Related Disciplines (April 2005): pages 14-28. Hereinafter cited as "The Family of Charles I Robert."
  3. [S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 90.
  4. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 157. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.

Anne of Swidnica1

F, #113994, b. 1339, d. 1362
Last Edited=12 Aug 2002
     Anne of Swidnica was born in 1339.1 She was the daughter of Heinrich II of Swidnica , Duke of Swidnica.1 She married Charles IV de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor, son of Jean de Luxembourg, King of Bohemia and Elisabeth of Bohemia, in 1353.1 She died in 1362.1

Child of Anne of Swidnica and Charles IV de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor

Citations

  1. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 87. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.

Heinrich II of Swidnica , Duke of Swidnica1

M, #113995
Last Edited=12 Aug 2002
     Heinrich II of Swidnica , Duke of Swidnica gained the title of Duke of Swidnica.1

Child of Heinrich II of Swidnica , Duke of Swidnica

Citations

  1. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 87. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.


Wenceslas IV, King of Bohemia1

M, #113996, b. 1361, d. 1419
Last Edited=14 Apr 2012
     Wenceslas IV, King of Bohemia was born in 1361.1 He was the son of Charles IV de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor and Anne of Swidnica.1 He married Joanna I von Bayern-Straubing, daughter of Albrecht I Herzog von Bayern-Straubing Comte de Hainaut et Graaf van Holland en Zeeland and Margareta von Schlesien-Liegnitz, in 1370.1 He married Sophie von Wittelsbach, daughter of Johann II Herzog von Oberbayern-München and Catherine of Gorizia, on 2 May 1389 at Prague, Czech RepublicG.1 He died in 1419.1
     He held the office of Co-regent of Bohemia in 1363.2 He succeeded as the King Wenceslas IV of Bohemia in 1378.1 He succeeded as the Emperor Wencelas II of the Holy Roman Empire in 1378.3 He succeeded as the Duc de Luxembourg in 1383.4 He was deposed as Holy Roman Emperor in 1400.

Citations

  1. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 87. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  2. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 155. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  3. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World, page 123.
  4. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World, page 92.

Joanna I von Bayern-Straubing1

F, #113997, b. 1356, d. 1386
Last Edited=27 Oct 2013
     Joanna I von Bayern-Straubing was born in 1356 at The Hague, The Netherlands.1 She was the daughter of Albrecht I Herzog von Bayern-Straubing Comte de Hainaut et Graaf van Holland en Zeeland and Margareta von Schlesien-Liegnitz.1,2 She married Wenceslas IV, King of Bohemia, son of Charles IV de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor and Anne of Swidnica, in 1370.1 She died in 1386 at Prague, Czech Republic.1

Citations

  1. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 87. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  2. [S3268] Hans Harmsen, "re: Chester Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 21 August 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Chester Family."

Sophie von Wittelsbach1

F, #113998, b. 1376, d. 26 September 1425
Last Edited=14 Apr 2012
     Sophie von Wittelsbach was born in 1376.1 She was the daughter of Johann II Herzog von Oberbayern-München and Catherine of Gorizia.1,2 She married Wenceslas IV, King of Bohemia, son of Charles IV de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor and Anne of Swidnica, on 2 May 1389 at Prague, Czech RepublicG.1 She died on 26 September 1425 at Presseck, GermanyG.1

Citations

  1. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 87. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  2. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Johann II Herzog von Oberbayern-München1

M, #113999, b. circa 1341, d. 1397
Last Edited=14 Apr 2012
     Johann II Herzog von Oberbayern-München was born circa 1341. He was the son of Stefan II Herzog von Bayern-Ingolstadt.2 He married Catherine of Gorizia, daughter of Meinhard VI Graf of Gorizia and Catharina of Pfannberg, in 1372.3 He died in 1397.2
     He was a member of the House of Wittelsbach.2 He gained the title of Herzog von Oberbayern-München in 1392.1

Children of Johann II Herzog von Oberbayern-München and Catherine of Gorizia

Citations

  1. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 87. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  2. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 140. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.
  3. [S130] Wikipedia, online http;//www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia.

Ferdinand I, King of Naples1

M, #114000, d. 1494
Last Edited=28 Sep 2005
     Ferdinand I, King of Naples was born illegitimately.2 He was the son of Alfonso V, Rey de Aragón. He died in 1494.2
     He gained the title of King Ferdinand I of Naples.1

Children of Ferdinand I, King of Naples

Citations

  1. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 87. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
  2. [S38] John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 102. Hereinafter cited as Dynasties of the World.