Back إليزابيث من البوسنة Arabic اليزابيث من البوسنه ARZ Лізавета Баснійская Byelorussian Елизабета Котроманич Bulgarian Elesbed Bosnia Breton Elizabeta Kotromanić BS Elisabet de Bòsnia Catalan Alžběta Bosenská Czech Elisabeth af Bosnien Danish Elisabeth von Bosnien German
| Elizabeth of Bosnia | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Elizabeth, naming her "by the grace of God queen of Hungary, Dalmatia, and Croatia" | |
| Queen consort of Hungary and Croatia | |
| Tenure | 20 June 1353 – 10 September 1382 |
| Queen consort of Poland | |
| Tenure | 5 November 1370 – 10 September 1382 |
| Born | c. 1339 |
| Died | January 1387 Novigrad Castle, Novigrad, Kingdom of Croatia |
| Burial | Székesfehérvár Basilica, Hungary (previously St Chrysogonus's Church, Croatia) |
| Spouse | Louis I, King of Hungary and Poland |
| Issue Details | |
| House | Kotromanić |
| Father | Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia |
| Mother | Elizabeth of Kuyavia |
Elizabeth of Bosnia (Serbo-Croatian: Elizabeta Kotromanić/Јелисавета Котроманић; Hungarian: Kotromanics Erzsébet; Polish: Elżbieta Bośniaczka; c. 1339 – January 1387) was queen consort of Hungary and Croatia, as well as queen consort of Poland, and, after becoming widowed, the regent of Hungary and Croatia between 1382 and 1385 and in 1386.
Daughter of Ban Stephen II of Bosnia, Elizabeth became Queen of Hungary upon marrying King Louis I the Great in 1353. In 1370, she gave birth to a long-anticipated heir, Catherine, and became Queen of Poland when Louis ascended the Polish throne. The royal couple had two more daughters, Mary and Hedwig, but Catherine died in 1378. Initially a consort with no substantial influence, Elizabeth then started surrounding herself with noblemen loyal to her, led by her favourite, Nicholas I Garai. When Louis died in 1382, Mary succeeded him with Elizabeth as regent. Unable to preserve the personal union of Hungary and Poland, Elizabeth secured the Polish throne for her youngest daughter, Hedwig.
During her regency in Hungary, Elizabeth faced several rebellions led by John Horvat and John of Palisna, who attempted to take advantage of Mary's insecure reign. In 1385, they invited King Charles III of Naples to depose Mary and assume the crown. Elizabeth responded by having Charles murdered within two months of his coronation, in February 1386. She had the crown restored to her daughter and established herself as regent once more, only to be captured, imprisoned and ultimately strangled by her enemies. Her daughter remained on the throne.