České královny - Beatrix Neapolská - zlato
weight: 31,1 g
purity: 999,9/1000 Au
quality: proof
limited mintage: 2000 pcs
edge: plain
Objednávkový kód: CRM1239
Beatrice of Naples (16. 11. 1457 - 23. 9. 1508) - wife of King Matthias Corvinus and Vladislav I. II. Jagiello. Her parents were King of Naples Ferdinand I of Naples and his wife Isabella di Chiaramonte.
Beatrix was for its time very educated, interested in the ancient classical authors and arranged in multiple languages.
Her father was the illegitimate son of Ferdinand of Aragon and Naples King Alfonso the Great, which significantly reduced the chances of marrying a man of the highest social circles.
Problems with the origin but also had a widowed Hungarian and Czech king Matthias Corvinus, who vainly sought a wife with appropriate social status. Beatrix, in whose veins flowed the blood royal, and represented a suitable solution. Shortly before the wedding, which was held in December in Buda, was crowned as Queen of Hungary.
To enable proxy wedding, to which without the participation of Matthias was already autumn in Naples. Beatrix Buda side yard gained a strong position and with it the capital of Hungary also reached the Italian Renaissance. Matthew, who was a patron of the arts and a wife, with whom they were connected by similar interests. Descendant and heir, but King forthcoming. After his death the queen in autumn 1490 she married King Vladislav Jagiello. The marriage was purely instrumental and after taking the Hungarian throne Vladislav Pope asked for a separation. Jagellonec was once married to a still living princess Barbara of Brandenburg and in addition it became clear that Beatrix could not have children. The separation took place ten years after marriage. The queen then spent the rest of his life in Naples, Italy. At the same time the pope canceled and Vladislav bond with Barbara of Brandenburg, which never reached fulfillment.