Margaret of Savoy
Margaret of Savoy (* 1420 in Morges ; † September 30, 1479 ) was titular queen of Sicily , countess palatine and countess of Württemberg . Margaret's father was Count Amadeus VIII of Savoy , who as Felix V later became the historically last antipope .
She grew up in Turin and was 11 years old with Ludwig III. von Anjou , titular king of Sicily, married. He died in 1434 without Margaret having seen him. In 1445 she was married to the Elector Ludwig IV of the Palatinate . In 1449 she was widowed again; In 1453 she married Count Ulrich V of Württemberg for the third time.
Margarethe was very interested in literature. She was given manuscripts, commissioned or bought by her, so she is known as the client of the Ludwig Henfflin workshop . After her death she was buried in the collegiate church in Stuttgart.
progeny
Margaret of Savoy had a son with Ludwig IV of the Palatinate:
- Philipp ( July 14, 1448 - February 28, 1508 ), Elector Palatinate.
Margarethe had three children with Ulrich von Württemberg:
- Helene (* after 1453; † February 19, 1506 ), married to Count Kraft VI. from Hohenlohe ;
- Margarethe (* after 1453; † April 21, 1470 ), married on April 23, 1469 to Count Philipp von Eppstein-Königstein ;
- Philippine (* after 1453; † June 4, 1475 in Weert ), married to Count Jacob II von Horn .
literature
- Regine Birkmeyer: Aspects of princely widowhood in the 15th century. The care of the widow in the area of tension of territorial politics using the example of Margaret of Savoy (1420–1479). In: Jörg Rogge (Ed.): Fürstin und Fürst. Family relationships and opportunities for action by noble women in the Middle Ages (= Middle Ages research. Volume 15). Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2004, ISBN 3-7995-4266-3 , pp. 283-300.
- Thomas Fritz: Margarethe. In: Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (eds.): Das Haus Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , p. 90.
- Henrike Lähnemann : Margaret of Savoy in her literary relationships. In: Encomia-Deutsch , Berlin 2002, pp. 158–173 ( online (PDF) ).
- Gerhard Raff : Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 1: The House of Württemberg from Count Ulrich the Founder to Duke Ludwig. 6th edition. Landhege, Schwaigern 2014, ISBN 978-3-943066-34-0 , pp. 317-325.
Web links
- Stefan Lawatsch: Margarethe von Savoyen (MRFH 1660) , overview and selected biography, Marburg Repertory on Translation Literature in German Early Humanism (MRFH), April 14, 2014.
Remarks
- ↑ Data from Henrike Lähnemann: Margarethe von Savoyen in her literary relations , Berlin 2002, p. 160 ( online (PDF) ; accessed March 29, 2020).
- ↑ Ulrike Spyra, Maria Effinger: Swabian workshop of Ludwig Henfflin , Heidelberg University Library 03/2012; accessed March 28, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Savoy, Margarethe von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Queen of Sicily, Countess Palatinate and Countess of Württemberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1420 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Morges |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 1479 |