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Elizabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (25 March 1494 in Ansbach – 31 May 1518 in Pforzheim) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach by birth and by marriage Margravine of Baden.
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Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach | |
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Born | Ansbach | 25 March 1494
Died | 31 May 1518 24) Pforzheim | (aged
Buried | Stiftskirche, Stuttgart |
Noble family | House of Hohenzollern |
Spouse(s) | Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach |
Father | Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
Mother | Sophia of Poland |
Elizabeth was a daughter of Margrave Frederick "the Elder" of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1460-1536) from his marriage to Sophia of Poland (1464-1512), a daughter of King Casimir IV Jagiellon of Poland. She was a granddaughter of the powerful Elector Albert III Achilles of Brandenburg. They finally succeeded in 1515. Christopher I abdicated and his sons divided the Margraviate.[1] The Margraviate would remain divided until 1771.
Elisabeth died in 1518 and was buried in the Stiftskirche, Stuttgart.
On 29 September 1510 she married Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach; they had the following children:
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