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Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony

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Elisabeth of Bavaria-Munich

Electress consort of Saxony
Tenure	7 September 1464 – 5 March 1484

Born	2 February 1443 Munich
Died	5 March 1484(1484-03-05) (aged 41) Leipzig
Burial	Paulinerkirche, Leipzig
Spouse	Ernest, Elector of Saxony
Issue among others...	Christina, Queen of Denmark Frederick III, Elector of Saxony John, Elector of Saxony Margarete, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Albert III, Duke of Bavaria
Mother	Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck

Elisabeth of Bavaria-Munich (2 February 1443 – 5 March 1484) was a princess of Bavaria-Munich by birth and by marriage Electress of Saxony.

Life

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Elizabeth was a daughter of the Duke Albert the Pious of Bavaria-Munich (1401–1460) from his marriage to Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck (1420–1474), daughter of the Duke Eric I of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.

She married on 25 November 1460 in Leipzig ^[1] with the prince who later became the Elector Ernest of Saxony (1441–1486). The engagement took place some ten years before and the marriage should have taken place in 1456, according to the marriage agreement. In 1471, a new palace was built on the Castle Hill in Meissen, as a residence for the royal household. Elisabeth was a key influencing factor for the careful education of her children and especially their scientific training.^[2] The marriage of the royal couple was seen as happy and Ernest loved his wife dearly.^[3]

The Princess, who is considered the matriarch of the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin, died after a long illness, aged 41. At the end of her life, she was bedridden and for her care a bed with wheels and a hoist was used.^[4] Elisabeth died almost simultaneously with her son Adalbert and her mother-in-law Margaret.^{[citation needed]} Ernest died in August of the same year.^{[citation needed]} Elizabeth's son, Frederick the Wise was said to have written to Spalatin that he had ridden from one funeral to the next.^[5]

Children

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From their marriage with Ernest, Elizabeth had the following children:

Christina (1461–1521)

married in 1478 King John I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1455–1513)

Frederick the Wise (1462–1525), Elector of Saxony
Ernest (1464–1513), Archbishop of Magdeburg, Administrator of Halberstadt
Adalbert (1467–1484), Administrator of the Archdiocese of Mainz.
John the Steadfast (1468–1532), Elector of Saxony

married firstly in 1500 Princess Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1481–1503)

married secondly in 1513 Princess Margarete of Anhalt (1494–1521)

Margarete (1469–1528)

married in 1487 Duke Henry I of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1468–1532)

Wolfgang (1473–1478)

Ancestors

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Ancestors of Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony

16. Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria

8. John II, Duke of Bavaria

17. Elisabeth of Sicily

4. Ernest, Duke of Bavaria

18. Meinhard VI of Gorizia

9. Catherine of Gorizia

19. Catherine of Pfannberg

2. Albert III, Duke of Bavaria

20. Stefano Visconti

10. Bernabò Visconti

21. Valentina Doria

5. Elisabetta Visconti

22. Mastino II della Scala

11. Beatrice Regina della Scala

23. Taddea da Carrara

1. Elizabeth of Bavaria

24. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

12. Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

25. Adelheid of Eberstein

6. Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

26. Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

13. Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg

27. Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg

3. Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck

28. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen

14. Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen

29. Elisabeth of Hesse

7. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen

30. William VII of Jülich, 1st Duke of Berg

15. Margaret of Jülich

31. Anna of the Palatinate

Footnotes

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^ Gustav von Hasselholdt-Stockheim: Herzog Albrecht IV. von Bayern und seine Zeit, Wagner, 1865, p. 328
^ Johann Christian Konrad Hofmann: Zeitschrift für Protestantismus und Kirche, vol 44-45, A. Deichert, 1862, p. 2
^ Franz Otto Stichart: Das Königreich Sachsen und seine Fürsten, C. L. Hirschfeld, 1854, p. 97
^ Carola Fey, Steffen Krieb, Werner Rösener: Mittelalterliche Fürstenhöfe und ihre Erinnerungskulturen, V&R Unipress GmbH, 2007, p. 267
^ Karl Wilhelm Böttiger: Geschichte des Kurstaates und Königreiches Sachsen, vol. 2, F. A. Perthes, 1867, p. 409

References

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Reiner Gross: Die Wettiner, Kohlhammer Verlag, 2007, p. 83

Royal titles
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony House of Wittelsbach Born: 7 September 1464 Died: 5 March 1486
Preceded by Margaret of Austria	Electress consort of Saxony 7 September 1464 – 5 March 1486	Vacant Title next held by Sibylle of Cleves

Electresses of Saxony

Elisabeth of Hesse (1356–1370)
Cecilia of Carrara (1376–1388)
Anna of Thuringia (1388–1395)
Barbara of Legnica (1396–1419)
Euphemia of Oleśnica (1420–1422)
Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1423–1428)
Margaret of Austria (1431–1464)
Elisabeth of Bavaria-Munich (1464–1486)
Sibylle of Cleves (1532–1547)
Agnes of Hesse (1547–1553)
Princess Anna of Denmark (1553–1585)
Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt-Dessau (1586)
Sophie of Brandenburg (1586–1591)
Princess Hedwig of Denmark (1602–1611)
Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (1611–1656)
Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1656–1680)
Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark (1680–1691)
Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach (1694–1694)
Margravine Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1694–1727)
Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (1733–1757)
Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria (1763)
Countess Palatine Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (1769–1806)

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