Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

Elisabeth of Brandenburg -Ansbach ( born March 25, 1494 in Ansbach, † May 31 1518 in Pforzheim ) was a Princess of Brandenburg -Ansbach and by marriage Margravine of Baden.

Life

Elizabeth was a daughter of Margrave Friedrich the Elder of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Bayreuth (1460-1536) from his marriage to Sophia of Poland (1464-1512), daughter of King Casimir IV of Poland.

They married on September 29, 1510 in Pforzheim Margrave Ernst of Baden ( 1482-1553 ). Together with his wife, a granddaughter of the mighty Brandenburg Elector Albrecht Achilles, succeeded Ernst pressure on his father to exercise, it eventually discontinued in 1515, and to share the land with his brothers.

Elizabeth is buried in the Collegiate Church of Stuttgart.

Progeny

From their marriage, Elizabeth had the following children:

  • Albrecht (1511-1542)
  • Anna (1512-1579)
  • Amalie (1513-1594)
  • Jacqueline Marie (1514-1592)
  • Marie Cleopha (1515-1580)
  • Elisabeth (1516-1568)
  • Bernhard (1517-1553)
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