Elisabeth of Brandenburg (1425-1465)
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Elizabeth of Brandenburg (1425 – after 13 January 1465) was a princess of Brandenburg by birth and marriage Duchess of Pomerania
.
(1406–1464) from his marriage to Barbara (1405–1465), daughter of Duke Rudolf III of Saxe-Wittenberg
. Elizabeth's father renounced his rights to the succession in Brandenburg and instead received the Franconian possessions of the House of Hohenzollern
. Her sisters were Queen Dorothea
of Denmark and Countess Barbara of Mantua
.
She married on 27 August 1440 with Duke Joachim I of Pomerania-Stettin (1427–1451). The marriage was meant ot seal a treaty between Brandenburg and Pomerania. Joachim died of the plague in Szczecin
, after eleven years of marriage. He had one son: Otto III of Pomerania-Stettin
.
On 5 March 1454, she married her second husband, Duke Wartislaw X
of Pomerania-Rügen (1435–1478). After the death of otto III, a dispute erupted about the heritage of the Stettin branch of the family. In 1464, her father and all three of her sons died. Her second marriage was a very unhappy one. She felt that her husband had ...planned to kill her, and take her life and limb and, although it would be unchristian and pitiable, revoke her interests and persions. Because of great distress and poverty, her uncle gave her Lippehne and Berlinchen instead of her father's Arnswalde.
For Frederick, the fate of his niece was the motivation to break off negotiations with Wartislaw about Stettin and oush through his claims on Pomerania. After mediation by Duke Henry
of Mecklenburg-Stargard, Wartislaw accepted Pomerania as a fief of the Electorate of Brandenburg.
From her second marriage with Wartislaw, she had two sons:
Duchy of Pomerania
The Duchy of Pomerania was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ....
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Life
Elizabeth was a daughter of the Margrave John the Alchemist of Brandenburg-KulmbachJohn, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
John, nicknamed the Alchemist was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach and served as the peace-loving Margrave of Brandenburg after the abdication of his father, Frederick I, the first member of the House of Hohenzollern to rule Brandenburg.-Biography:John was the eldest son of Frederick I,...
(1406–1464) from his marriage to Barbara (1405–1465), daughter of Duke Rudolf III of Saxe-Wittenberg
Rudolf III, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
Duke Rudolf III of Saxe-Wittenberg was a member of the House of Ascania and Elector of Saxony. He ruled Saxe-Wittenberg from 1388-1419.- Life :...
. Elizabeth's father renounced his rights to the succession in Brandenburg and instead received the Franconian possessions of the House of Hohenzollern
House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near...
. Her sisters were Queen Dorothea
Dorothea of Brandenburg
Dorothea of Brandenburg was the consort of Christopher of Bavaria and Christian I of Denmark. She was queen of Denmark , Norway and Sweden two times each...
of Denmark and Countess Barbara of Mantua
Barbara of Brandenburg (1423-1481)
Barbara of Brandenburg was a Marchioness consort of Mantua, married in 1433 to Ludovico II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua....
.
She married on 27 August 1440 with Duke Joachim I of Pomerania-Stettin (1427–1451). The marriage was meant ot seal a treaty between Brandenburg and Pomerania. Joachim died of the plague in Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
, after eleven years of marriage. He had one son: Otto III of Pomerania-Stettin
Otto III, Duke of Pomerania
Otto III, Duke of Pomerania was a member of the House of Griffins and a Duke of Pomerania-Stettin.- Life :...
.
On 5 March 1454, she married her second husband, Duke Wartislaw X
Wartislaw X, Duke of Pomerania
Duke Wartislaw X of Pomerania was the second son of Duke Wartislaw IX of Pomerania and his wife, Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg....
of Pomerania-Rügen (1435–1478). After the death of otto III, a dispute erupted about the heritage of the Stettin branch of the family. In 1464, her father and all three of her sons died. Her second marriage was a very unhappy one. She felt that her husband had ...planned to kill her, and take her life and limb and, although it would be unchristian and pitiable, revoke her interests and persions. Because of great distress and poverty, her uncle gave her Lippehne and Berlinchen instead of her father's Arnswalde.
For Frederick, the fate of his niece was the motivation to break off negotiations with Wartislaw about Stettin and oush through his claims on Pomerania. After mediation by Duke Henry
Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard
Henry, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard was the ruling Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard, including the Lordships of Neubrandenburg, Stargard, Strelitz and Wesenberg, from 1417 to 1466...
of Mecklenburg-Stargard, Wartislaw accepted Pomerania as a fief of the Electorate of Brandenburg.
Issue
Elisabeth had a son from her first marriage to Joachim:- Otto IIIOtto III, Duke of PomeraniaOtto III, Duke of Pomerania was a member of the House of Griffins and a Duke of Pomerania-Stettin.- Life :...
(1444–1464), Duke of Pomerania-Stettin.
From her second marriage with Wartislaw, she had two sons:
- Swantibor (1454–1464)
- Ertmar (1455–1464)