Elizabeth of Hungary (1292 – 31 October 1336 or 6 May 1338; also known as Blessed Elizabeth of Töss, O.P.) was a Hungarian princess and the last member of the House of Árpád. A Dominican nun, Elizabeth spent most of her life in Töss Monastery in today's Switzerland. Despite being the sole surviving member of the first royal house of Hungary, Elizabeth never had any influence on Hungarian politics. She became honored by the local populace as a saint.
⭐ In the context of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, Elizabeth of Töss is considered…
As a child, Wenceslaus III was betrothed to Elizabeth of Töss, the daughter of Andrew III of Hungary, as a means of bolstering his father’s, and subsequently his own, claim to the Hungarian kingdom.
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HINT: As a child, Wenceslaus III was betrothed to Elizabeth of Töss, the daughter of Andrew III of Hungary, as a means of bolstering his father’s, and subsequently his own, claim to the Hungarian kingdom.
👉 Elizabeth of Töss in the context of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia
Wenceslaus III (Czech: Václav III, Hungarian: Vencel, Polish: Wacław, Croatian: Vjenceslav, Slovak: Václav; 6 October 1289 – 4 August 1306) was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1301 to 1305, and King of Bohemia and Poland from 1305. He was the son of Wenceslaus II, King of Bohemia (later also crowned King of Poland), and Judith of Habsburg.
While still a child, Wenceslaus was betrothed to Elizabeth, the only daughter of Andrew III of Hungary. After Andrew's death in early 1301, most Hungarian lords and prelates elected Wenceslaus as king, although Pope Boniface VIII supported a rival claimant, Charles Robert of the royal House of Anjou (Kingdom of Naples).