Elisabeth of Swabia, was a German princess member of the House of Hohenstaufen and by marriage Queen consort of Castile and Leon.
Background
Born in Nürnberg, she was the fourth daughter of Philip, Duke of Swabia and King of Germany, and Irene Angelina, daughter of Emperor Isaac II Angelos of the Byzantine Empire. After the murder of her father Philip (21 June 1208) and the death of her mother Irene after childbirth complications two months later (27 August), she and her sisters were placed under the guardianship of their cousin, Frederick, King of Sicily (later Emperor Frederick II), who arranged the marriage of Elisabeth and King Ferdinand III of Castile.
Career
The marriage ceremony between Elisabeth and Ferdinand III was celebrated on 30 November 1219 in the city of Burgos. In 1230, after the death of her father-in-law, King Alfonso IX of Leon, she became also in the Queen consort of that country, who became definitely united to Castile. King Alfonso X of Castile and Leon (called the Wise) (b Toledo, 23 November 1221 - d Seville, 4 April 1284).
Infante Frederick of Castile and Leon (b Guadalajara, bef 15 September 1223 - executed 1277).
Infante Ferdinand of Castile and Leon (b Cuenca, bef 27 March 1225 - d near Seville, bef 23 November 1248). Infanta Eleanor of Castile and Leon (b 1226 - died young).
Infanta Berengaria of Castile and Leon (b 1228 - d Las Huelgas 1279), a nun at the Cistercian monastery Santa María la Real at Las Huelgas since September 1243. Infante Henry of Castile and Leon (b bef 10 March 1230 - d Roda, 8 August 1303).
Infante Philip of Castile and Leon (b bef 5 December 1231 - d 28 November 1274).
Infante Sancho of Castile and Leon (b 1233 - d Toledo, 27 October 1261), Archbishop of Toledo from 1251–1261. Infante Manuel (or Juan Manuel) of Castile and Leon (b Carrión de los Condes, 1234 - d Peñafiel, 25 December 1283). Infanta Maria of Castile and Leon (b and d bef 5 November 1235).
Queen Beatrice died in Toro on 5 November 1235 aged 30.
Her death was probably related to her last childbirth, or even died after giving birth. "s Pantheon Royal Huelgas de Burgos.