Elisabeth of Brandenburg (1474–1507)

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Grave slab of Count Hermann and his wife Elisabeth von Brandenburg by Peter Vischer in the collegiate church of Römhild

Elisabeth von Brandenburg (born April 8, 1474 in Ansbach , † April 25, 1507 in Römhild ) was a princess of Brandenburg and became Countess of Henneberg by marriage .

Life

Elisabeth was a daughter of the Brandenburg Elector Albrecht Achilles (1414–1486) from his second marriage to Anna (1436–1512), daughter of Elector Friedrich II of Saxony . Her father reported to Count Haugk zu Medenberg about her birth: "We also let you know that our wife was happily delivered on Good Friday through God's help, and has brought us a daughter with a big mouth like that of Wirtemberg ."

She married Count Hermann VIII von Henneberg (1470-1535) from the Aschach-Römhild line in Aschaffenburg on October 23, 1491 , after she had been betrothed to him at the age of eight.

Elisabeth is buried in the collegiate church of Römhild . Her bronze, art-historically valuable grave slab, on which she is depicted together with her husband, was cast by the Nuremberg sculptor Peter Vischer and his sons.

progeny

Elisabeth had the following children from their marriage:

⚭ 1529 Countess Anna von Mansfeld († 1542)
  • Friedrich III. († 1501)
  • Albrecht (1499–1549), Count of Henneberg-Schwarza
⚭ 1537 Countess Katharina von Stolberg (1514–1577)
⚭ 1518 Count Gottfried Werner von Zimmer (1484–1554)
  • Anna, nun
  • Otto V († 1547), canon in Strasbourg
  • Margarete, nun

literature

  • Johannes Andreas Romberg: Conversationslexicon for fine arts , Volume 5, Romberg, 1850, p. 404
  • Samuel Buchholtz: Attempt at a history of the Churmark Brandenburg , 1767, p. 221

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Historischer Verein für Oberfranken : Archive for the history of Upper Franconia , Volume 2, 1842, p. 145
  2. ^ Julius von Minutoli: The imperial book of the Margrave Albrecht Achilles , Schneider, 1850, p. 492
  3. ^ Alfred Wendehorst: The pencils in Schmalkalden and Römhild , Walter de Gruyter, 1996, p. 191
personal data
SURNAME Elisabeth of Brandenburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Countess von Henneberg
DATE OF BIRTH April 8, 1474
PLACE OF BIRTH Ansbach
DATE OF DEATH April 25, 1507
Place of death Römhild