Margaret of Münsterberg

Margarethe von Münsterberg (* August 25, 1473 in Breslau, † June 28, 1530 in Dessau ) was a Silesian princess of the house Münsterberg and by marriage to Prince Ernst of Anhalt ( 1474-1516 ) Princess of Anhalt. After the death of her husband she ruled the principality in custody over their underage sons yet.

Life

Margaret was born as the fourth child of Duke Henry the Elder of Münsterberg (1448-1498) and his wife Ursula of Brandenburg (1450-1508) in Breslau. Brought up by her parents in a strict faith, she married in 1494 Prince Ernst of Anhalt from the line of Anhalt- Zerbst. Ernst was able to unite under his reign, after the extinction of some side lines for the first time since 1252, the Principality of Anhalt. Both of them took up residence in Dessau.

1516 Margaret took over the regency of the principality of Dessau for their still underage sons John, George and Joachim. Above all, thrift and deep religiosity highlighted in her reign. The 1517 is spreading to the neighboring Wittenberg Reformation rejected Margarethe strictly. Ally they found inter alia in the Magdeburg Archbishop Albrecht, her first cousin. Still 1525 tried Margarethe with a initiated by their alliance of Catholic princes to proceed against the Reformation. Although especially her eldest son John, who from 1522 boarding as John IV in the regency and her son George (later known as George III. Regent Community ) already had established contact with Martin Luther dared her sons after Margaret's death, even for Anhalt- Dessau ( with George III. than the driving force ) to introduce the Reformation from 1534.

Margarethe von Münsterberg it, bring back some east of Worlitz located lands that were pledged to the neighboring electorate of Saxony Anhalt again succeeded. Therefore, the Vorwerk Münsterberg is named in the church today Griese after her.

Progeny

  • Thomas (* / † 1503)
  • Johann ( 1504-1550/51 ) ∞ Margarethe von Brandenburg ( 1511-1577 ), daughter of Elector Joachim I (Brandenburg ) ( 1484-1535 ), called Nestor
  • Georg (1507-1553)
  • Joachim (1509-1561)
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