Beatrice Swabia VonHohenstauffen
1203-1235
Born: Schwaben, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany
Died: Toro, Zamora, Castilla-Leon, Spain
1203-1235
Born: Schwaben, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany
Died: Toro, Zamora, Castilla-Leon, Spain
<p><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><strong><font size="5">Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen</font></strong> (called <strong>Beatriz de Suabia</strong> in Spanish) (1203 – 5 November 1235<sup><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></sup> in </font></font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Toro, Spain</font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">), </font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Queen of Castile</font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000"> 1219-1235, Queen of </font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Leon</font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000"> 1230–1235. She was the fourth daughter of </font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Philip</font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">, Duke of Swabia and King of Germany, and </font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Irene Angelina</font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">, daughter of Emperor </font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Isaac II Angelos</font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000"> of the </font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Byzantine Empire</font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">.</font></p><p><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">After the death of her father Philip, she became the ward of her cousin, </font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Frederick, King of Sicily</font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000"> (later Emperor Frederick II); he later married her to </font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Ferdinand III</font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">, King of Castile and Leon (called <em>the Saint</em>). The marriage was celebrated at the end of November of 1219 or 1220 in the Royal Monastery of San Zoilo in Carrión de los Condes (Palencia). In Castile, she was known as <em>Beatriz</em>.</font></p><span><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2" color="#000000">Children of Elisabeth and Ferdinand</font></span><ul><li><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Alfonso X</font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000"> (called <em>the Wise</em>)</font></li><li><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Fadrique of Castile</font></li><li><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Fernando, died without issue.</font></li><li><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Enrique</font></li><li><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Felipe. Married </font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Princess Kristina of Norway</font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">.</font></li><li><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Enrique "the Senator", Lord of Ecija.</font></li><li><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Sancho, Archbishop of Toledo from 1251-1261.</font></li><li><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Manuel</font></li><li><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Leonor, died in infancy.</font></li><li><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Berenguela, nun in Las Huelgas, died in 1279.</font></li></ul><p><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Lucas de Tuy</font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000"> affirms that there was another daughter:</font></p><ul><li><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Maria, died in infancy.</font></li></ul><p><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Elisabeth was buried in the Royal Monastery of Huelgas de Burgos, next to King </font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">Enrique I</font><font face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" color="#000000">. Her son Alfonso transferred her body to Seville, where that of her husband rested.</font></p>