Elizabeth of Pomerania (1347–1393)
Elizabeth of Pomerania (1347–1393)
Holy Roman Empress. Name variations: Elizabeth von Pommern; Elzbieta of Slupsk. Born 1347 (some sources cite 1335 or 1345); died Feb 14, 1393; dau. of Boleslav V, duke of Pomerania, and Elizabeth of Poland (d. 1361); became 4th wife of Charles IV (1316–1378), Holy Roman emperor (r. 1347–1378), May 1363; children: Anne of Bohemia (1366–1394); Sigismund I (b. 1368), king of Hungary and Bohemia, Holy Roman emperor (r. 1387–1437).
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