Anne of Bohemia

Anne of Bohemia
14th century manuscript of Anne's coronation
Queen consort of England
Tenure20 January 1382 – 7 June 1394
Coronation22 January 1382
Born11 May 1366
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia
Died7 June 1394 (aged 28)
Sheen Palace, England
Burial3 August 1394
Spouse
(m. 1382)
HouseLuxembourg
FatherCharles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherElizabeth of Pomerania

Anne of Bohemia (11 May 1366 – 7 June 1394), also known as Anne of Luxembourg, was Queen of England as the first wife of King Richard II. A member of the House of Luxembourg, she was the eldest daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia, and Elizabeth of Pomerania.[1] Her death at the age of 28 was believed to have been caused by plague.

  1. ^ Strickland, Agnes, Lives of the Queens of England from the Norman Conquest, (Lea & Strickland, 1841), 303, 308.