Princess Margarethe Kurfürstin von Sachsen, Electress of Brandenburg

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Margaret Herzogin von Sachsen (Wettin), Kurfürstin zu Brandenburg

Also Known As: "Markéta"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Weimar, Sachsen, Deutschland(HRR)
Death: July 13, 1501 (52)
Spandau, Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland(HRR)
Place of Burial: Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland(HRR)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Wilhelm III 'der Tapfere', Herzog von Sachsen / Duke of Luxembourg and Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia
Wife of Kurfürst Johann I Cicero von Brandenburg
Mother of Joachim I Nestor Kurfürst von Brandenburg; Anna von Brandenburg-Hohenzollern; Ursula von Brandenburg, Herzogin zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin; Albrecht IV von Brandenburg, Markgraf, , Kurfürst und Erzbischof von Mainz und Magdeburg; Elisabeth von Brandenburg, Markgräfin and 2 others
Sister of Katharina Vojkova von Stitar und Strassnitz

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About Princess Margarethe Kurfürstin von Sachsen, Electress of Brandenburg

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Margarete of Saxony, by marriage Electress of Brandenburg, was the daughter of William III "the Brave", Landgrave of Thuringia, and his wife Anna, archduchess of Austria. She was born in Weimar in 1449[1].

She married Johann Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg, on 26 August 1476 in Berlin[1]. They had the following children:

daughter (1480-1482) Wolgang (1482-1482) Joachim Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg Elisabeth, died young (1486) Anna, married Frederik I, King of Denmark Ursula, married Duke Henry V of Mecklenburg Albrecht, Cardinal, Elector of Mainz. Margaret died on 13 July 1501 in Spandau near Berlin, and was buried in Berlin[1].

Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families. Saxony Dukes, chap. 7 Electors of Saxony, Wettin Anna. Online at Foundation for Medieval Genealogy Website (accessed 2017).

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Princess Margarethe Kurfürstin von Sachsen, Electress of Brandenburg's Timeline

1449
January 1, 1449
Weimar, Sachsen, Deutschland(HRR)
1480
November 12, 1480
Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland(HRR)
1482
May 1482
Of Berlin Prusia, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
1484
February 21, 1484
Cölln an der Spree, Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland(HRR)
1486
1486
Of Berlin Prusia, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
1487
August 27, 1487
Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland(HRR)
1488
October 17, 1488
Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland(HRR)
1490
June 28, 1490
Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland(HRR)
1501
July 13, 1501
Age 52
Spandau, Berlin, Brandenburg, Deutschland(HRR)