Margaret of Brandenburg (1453–1509)
Margarete von Brandenburg (born April 18, 1453 - † April 27, 1509 in Hof ) was a princess of Brandenburg and abbess of the Hof monastery from 1476 to 1490.
Life
Margarete was the third daughter of the Brandenburg Elector Albrecht Achilles (1414–1486) from his first marriage to Margarete von Baden (1431–1457).
Initially intended for monastic life, Margarete was betrothed to Count Palatine Kaspar von Zweibrücken after her mother's death . At that time Margarete fell critically ill, decided to break off the engagement and still become a nun.
In 1476 she succeeded Katharina von Kotzau as abbess. In 1490 she renounced the office of abbess and died as a simple nun. Margaret had some land and settled in 1499 a Urbar create. The Urbar was published by Hans Hofner , it shows the ownership and income of the monastery over time. It was completed and supplemented by the abbess's two successors, and the last time the margravial monastery office added notes to it in 1658.
literature
- Friedrich Ebert : Chronicle of the city court . Volume VI., Hof 1966. p. 319.
- Hans Hofner : The land register of the St. Klara monastery in Hof . Supplement 3 to the archive for the history of Upper Franconia . Bayreuth 1980.
- Julius von Minutoli: The imperial book of Margrave Albrecht Achilles , Schneider, 1850, p. 487 ( digitized version )
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Katharina von Kotzau |
Abbess of the Poor Clare Monastery 1476–1490 |
Agnes von Hirschberg |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Margaret of Brandenburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Abbess in the Poor Clare Monastery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1453 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 1509 |
| Place of death | court |