Elisabeth von Schwaben

''"I might be a princess but I'm awfully handy with a sword--care to test me?" - Elisabeth to Ferdinand'' 

Elisabeth von Schwaben (Italian: Elisabetta Hohenstaufen, renamed Beatriz de Suebia in Castile) The youngest daughter of King Philip von Schwaben and Queen Consort Irene Angelina of Germany. Elisabeth was raised by her cousin, Frederick von Hohenstaufen, in the Kingdom of Sicily after the deaths of her parents when she was four years old. She married King Ferdinand de Castilla III at the age of fourteen. She is the 24th great-grandmother of Alexia DiMercurio and Luke Cauldwell. Elisabeth inherited the Valkyrie Gene from her grandmother, Beatrice of Burgundy. She passed down the gene to her descendants.

Personality
Since she spent the majority of her childhood under the care of her cousin--who adored her--Elisabeth grew up spoiled, highly educated, confident, and intelligent.

Trivia

 * Elisabeth chose to use the Sicilian version of the Hohenstaufen coat of arms instead of the German version for her official royal arms--indicating that even though she was a princess of Germany, her allegiance was with Frederick in Italy.
 * Elisabeth's speed affinity is most likely where the last name of her descendants originated from. Dimercurio means "the descendant of Mercury". Mercury is the Roman god of messages and is renowned for his speed.