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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.
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.
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’.
Born on May 11, 1366, in Prague, Bohemia; died on June 7, 1394, in Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England; daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman emperor (r. 1347–1378), and Elizabeth of Pomerania (1347–1393); became first wife of Richard II (1367–1400), king of England (r. 1377–1400), on January 22, 1383; no children.
Sep 1, 2017 · Anne became known as “Good Queen Anne”, as she became famed for her work as a mediator. She had even asked for a general pardon on the occasion of her coronation. Anne fell ill with the plague at her favourite palace of Sheen and died on 7 June 1394. She was still only 28 years old.
Anne of Bohemia. The marriage of Anne, who was the sister of King Wenceslas of Bohemia, to Richard II was negotiated by Richard's friend and favourite, Michael de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk and Richard's former tutor, Simon Burley and was partly due to the Great Schism in the Papacy, when for a time, Christendom had two rival popes. Anne's ...
