Cymburgis of Masovia

Cimburgis ( Cymburgis, Cimburga, " Zimburg " or Cymbarka of Mazovia, * 1394 or 1397 in Warsaw, Masovian Duchy; † September 28, 1429 in Türnitz, Lower Austria ) was a Polish princess from the Piastendynasie and daughter of the Duke of Mazovia and its Siemowit wife Alexandra of Lithuania. Cimburgis was by marriage to Ernst the Iron from the Styrian- Inner Austrian line Duchess of Austria. Her mother Alexandra was sister of the Polish king Władysław II Jagiello and maternal granddaughter of the Grand Prince of Vladimir, Alexander Mikhailovich.

She is the mother of Emperor Frederick III. and as such, the ancestress of all subsequent Habsburgs, since this line all the other survived. It is also believed that by it the famous Habsburg lip was inherited, which was a prominent feature of the dynasty until the 18th century and even today, although not so pronounced, emerges I of Spain in their late descendants, such as King Juan Carlos. In her time, she was famous for extraordinary physical strength: you should have learned the bare hand iron nails from the wall and propped Heufuder. This strength should be emerged the strong again in their descendants August.

Progeny

• Friedrich III. (1415-1493), Emperor
• Margaret (1416-1486); ∞ Frederick II, Duke of Saxony
• Albrecht VI. (1418-1463)
• Alexandra († 1420 )
• Rudolf ( † before 1424)
• Leopold ( † before 1424)
• Catherine (1420-1493); ∞ Charles I, Margrave of Baden
• Anna ( † before 1429)
• Ernst ( † before 1432 )