Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1567–1618)

Elisabeth of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel (* February 23, 1567 at Castle Hesse, † October 24, 1618 in Otter Village ) was a princess of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel and by marriage, first Countess of Holstein -looking castle and afterwards Duchess of Brunswick- Harburg.

Life

Elizabeth was a daughter of the Duke Julius of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel (1528-1589) from his marriage to Hedwig (1540-1602), daughter of the Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg.

Her father initially tried to let them choose 1577 instead of the still Catholic Margaret of Chlum abbess of the 1568 Evangelical become his printing ladies pin Gander home. Until 1582 he followed this plan without being able to prevail so that the pin section.

Elizabeth then married his first wife, on May 6, 1583 Wolfenbüttel Count Adolf XI. of Holstein -looking castle ( 1547-1601 ). The only son of this marriage, Julius (* 1585 ) died in 1601 before the Father.

After the death of her first husband she married on October 28, 1604 Harburg castle with Duke Christoph von Braunschweig- Harburg ( 1570-1606 ). Christoph died only two years after the marriage after a fall. The marriage remained childless. Elizabeth lived since 1609 at the expense of the town of Harburg, in Bremen, but returned in 1617 and died the following year. She was buried at the side of her second husband in Harburg.