- Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony
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For other people of the same name, see Margaret of Austria.
Margaret of Austria Electress of Saxony Tenure 3 June 1431 – 7 September 1464 Spouse Frederick II, Elector of Saxony Issue Amalia, Duchess of Bavaria
Anna, Electress of Brandenburg
Ernest, Elector of Saxony
Albert III, Duke of Saxony
Hedwig, Abbess of QuedlinburgHouse House of Habsburg Father Ernest, Duke of Austria Mother Cymburgis of Masovia Born c. 1416
Innsbruck, AustriaDied 12 February 1486 (aged 69–70)
Altenburg, SaxonyReligion Roman Catholicism Margaret of Austria (c. 1416, Innsbruck – 12 February 1486, Altenburg, buried in the local castle church) was the elder daughter of Ernest, Duke of Austria and his second wife Cymburgis of Masovia. From her marriage she was Electress of Saxony. She was sister of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor.
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Life
Margaret was betrothed to Frederick II, Elector of Saxony [1] in 1428, not long after his accession; the wedding took place on 3 June 1431 at Leipzig. She reconciled her husband with his brother, William III, Landgrave of Thuringia and also took part in the otherwise intense government. Margaret received her own coinage.
Margaret was regarded as a Christian-influenced women. After a war that claimed the life of her brother-in-law, she set up a spiritual foundation. In 1453, she had laid the foundation for the fourteen Holy Helpers sacred sanctuary in a desolate village in Jena.
In July 1455, her two sons Ernst and Albrecht, Knights of Kunz Kauffungen were taken from the castle of Altenburg, but were saved.
After the death of her husband on 7 September 1464, she received an extensive dowry, including the city of Altenburg as well as: Leipzig, Liebenwerda, Colditz, Eilenburg and Liebenwerda. Until her death she lived in Altenburg, where she exercised her sovereign rights and thus was under the jurisdiction. In the Old Castle in 1468, she set up a grain house, which was destroyed by fire in 1868. With the support of the Altenburg civil servants who cared for her household plot, Margaret gave generous supplies industries.
Margaret died in Altenburg and was buried in the Castle's local church, she was outlived by six of her eight children.
Family
Margaret and Frederick had eight children:
- Amalia (b. Meissen, 4 April 1436 - d. Rochlitz, 19 October 1501), married on 21 March 1452 to Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria.
- Anna (b. Meissen, 7 March 1437 - d. Neustadt am Aisch, 31 October 1512), married on 12 November 1458 to Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg.
- Frederick (b. Meissen, 28 August 1439 - d. Meissen, 23 December 1451).
- Ernest, Elector of Saxony (b. Meissen, 24 March 1441 - d. Colditz, 26 August 1486).
- Albert, Duke of Saxony (b. Grimma, 31 July 1443 - d. Emden, 12 September 1500).
- Margaret (b. Meissen?, 1444 - d. Seusslitz?, ca. 19 November 1498), Abbess of Seusslitz.
- Hedwig (b. Meissen?, 31 October 1445 - d. Quedlinburg, 13 June 1511), Abbess of Quedlinburg (1458).
- Alexander (b. Meissen, 24 June 1447 - d. Meissen, 14 September 1447).
Ancestors
Ancestors of Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony 16. Albert I of Germany 8. Albert II, Duke of Austria 17. Elisabeth of Tirol 4. Leopold III, Duke of Austria 18. Ulrich III, Count of Pfirt 9. Joanna of Pfirt 19. Joanna of Burgundy 2. Ernest, Duke of Austria 20. Stefano Visconti 10. Bernabò Visconti 21. Valentina Doria 5. Viridis Visconti 22. Mastino II della Scala 11. Beatrice della Scala 23. Taddea de Carrara 1. Margaret of Austria 24. Trojden I of Masovia 12. Siemowit III of Masovia 25. Maria of Galicia 6. Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia 26. Nicholas II, Duke of Troppau 13. Euphemia of Troppau 27. Anna of Racibórz 3. Cymburgis of Masovia 28. Gediminas 14. Algirdas 29. Jewna 7. Alexandra of Lithuania 30. Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver 15. Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver 31. Anastasia of Halych References
Margaret of Austria, Electress of SaxonyBorn: circa 1416 Died: 12 February 1486Royal titles Vacant Title last held byCatherine of Brunswick-LüneburgElectress of Saxony
3 June 1431 – 7 September 1464Succeeded by
Elisabeth of BavariaElisabeth 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 (1464-1486) · Sybille 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)- This article incorporates information from the revision as of 8 May 2011 of the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
Categories:- 1416 births
- 1486 deaths
- House of Habsburg
- Electresses of Saxony
- Duchesses of Saxony
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