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Richard was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 16th July 1377 aged 10. He married Anne of Bohemia in January 1382 and both are buried in the Abbey. His portrait hangs in the nave.
On 20 January 1382 Richard II married Anne of Bohemia (1366-94), daughter of the Emperor Charles IV and sister of Wenceslas IV of Bohemia, 'this tiny scrap of humanity', as the Westminster chronicler described her. Two days later she was crowned.
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]
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Anne and Richard's coronation in the Liber Regalis of Westminster Abbey. It is only with the Peasants' Revolt that Richard starts to emerge clearly in the annals. One of his first significant acts after the rebellion was to marry Anne of Bohemia, daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, on 20 January 1382.
It sets the marriage in the context of England's relations with the house of Luxembourg, the Holy Roman Empire and Bohemia, examines its role in the formation of Richard's early regime, and assesses the scale of the Bohemian presence in England in the 1380s.
Jun 28, 2017 · The death of his first queen, Anne of Bohemia, in 1394 further isolated Richard, and his subsequent arbitrary behaviour alienated people further. Richard took his revenge in 1397, arresting or banishing many of his opponents; his cousin, Henry of Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, was also subsequently banished.
May 21, 2018 · Anne of Bohemia (1366–94), queen of Richard II. Born in Prague, the eldest daughter of Emperor Charles IV, Anne was the first wife of Richard II, king of England, chosen for her nobility and gentleness and later known as ‘Good Queen Anne’. The marriage took place on 14 January 1382 at St Stephen's chapel, Westminster, followed by her ...
