Johanna of Bavaria, Queen of Bohemia

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Johanna of Bavaria was the daughter of Albert, Count of Holland, and Margaretha, the eldest daughter of Ludwik, Duke of Silesia. She was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a granddaughter of the Emperor Louis IV.

She was born c. 1362 in Nuremberg, and on 29 September 1370 married Wenceslaus, son of the Emperor Charles IV. On Wenceslaus' election as King of the Romans on 10 June 1376, she gained the title Queen of the Romans; on his succession to his father's titles on 29 November 1378, she also became Queen of Bohemia. She died 31 December 1386 in Karlstein, predeceasing her husband.

Preceded by Elizabeth of Pomerania	Queen of the Romans 1376-1386	Succeeded by Sofia of Bavaria
Preceded by Elizabeth of Pomerania	Queen consort of Bohemia 1378-1386	Succeeded by Sofia of Bavaria
Preceded by Katharine of Bohemia	Electress of Brandenburg 1373 – 1378	Succeeded by Mary of Hungary

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