Anna of Saxony-Wittenberg († 1426)

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Anna of Saxony († April 18, 1426 ) was the wife of Duke Friedrich von Braunschweig-Lüneburg , the German rival king.

Anna of Saxony was the daughter of Wenceslas I , Duke of Saxony-Wittenberg from the House of Askanier the Elector Holy Roman Empire and Prince of Lüneburg, and his wife Cecilia Carrara born.

In 1386 she was married to Duke Friedrich von Braunschweig-Lüneburg . The couple had two daughters. In 1400 Friedrich was elected German king, but the election was not recognized by three electors. Friedrich was murdered on his way home a month after the election.

Anna married Landgrave Balthasar of Thuringia for the second time . This marriage remained childless.

progeny

From her first marriage to Friedrich von Braunschweig-Lüneburg she left two daughters:

  1. Katharina († between May 3, 1436 and November 26, 1439); ⚭ (1413) Count Heinrich XIX. from Schwarzburg -Blankenburg
  2. Anna (* 1390; † 1432); ⚭ (1410) Friedrich IV of Habsburg with the empty pocket , Count in Tyrol

literature

  • Brigitte Sokop: Family tables of European rulers. 3rd, improved and supplemented edition. Böhlau, Vienna et al. 1993, ISBN 3-205-98096-4 .
personal data
SURNAME Anna of Saxony-Wittenberg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anna of Saxony
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Wife of Friedrich, Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg and German rival king
DATE OF BIRTH 14th Century
DATE OF DEATH April 18, 1426