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From: Steven Lavallee <>
Subject: Re: Emperor Sigismund's daughter
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1996 10:24:02 -0400


In article <>, wrote:

> As far as I have learned Emperor Sigismund was married two times. First to
> Mary of Hungary the daughter of Louis the Great of Hungary and Elisabeth of
> Bosnia. Second to Barbara of Cilly.
> Can anyone clarify for me which one is the mother of Sigismund's daughter
> Elisabeth of Bohemia (also called Elisabeth of Luxemburg).
> Some royal genealogies list Mary of Hungary as mother which would be
> impossible if her death date (1395) and Elisabeth's birth date (1409) are
> correct.

Unfortunately, neither Mary, heiress of Hungary, nor her sister, Jadwiga,
heiress of of Poland, left direct heirs. Sigismund's daughter is by his
Cilli second wife.

--
Steven Benedict Lavallee

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