Amalia of Saxony (4 April 1436 – 19 November 1501) was a princess of Saxony and by marriage Duchess of

Bavaria-Landshut Bavaria-Landshut (german: Bayern-Landshut) was a duchy in the Holy Roman Empire from 1353 to 1503. History The creation of the duchy was the result of the death of Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian. In the Treaty of Landsberg 1349, which divided u ...

Life

Amalia was born in

Meissen Meissen (in German orthography: ''Meißen'', ) is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrecht ...

. She was the oldest of the children of the elector Frederick II of Saxony (1412–1464) from his marriage to

Margaret Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...

(1416/7–1486), daughter of the Duke Ernest of Austria. Amalia married on 21 March 1452 in

Landshut Landshut (; bar, Landshuad) is a town in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany. Situated on the banks of the River Isar, Landshut is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free State of Bavaria. It is also t ...

Duke Louis IX of Bavaria-Landshut (1417–1479). Like the wedding of the son later, this marriage was celebrated with splendour. 22,000 guests were invited. In 1463, Amalia received Burghausen Castle from her husband as a residence. He also prescribed a comprehensive and rigorous Court discipline. Amalia is one of the founders of the Holy Spirit Church in Burghausen. After the death of her husband, Amalia left Bavaria. From the compensation for her Wittum, she received 800 Rhenish florins per year from her son. Amalia acquired from her brothers and Rochlitz Castle and district, where she lived with a large entourage. Here, she rebuilt the chapel in the castle and built St. Peter's Church in the town of Rochlitz. Her most precious collection of relics was kept in the chapel. Amalia in the residence time is also the new building of St. Peter's Church in Rochlitz. Amalia essentially rebuilt the castle as a palace. The city experienced a boom during her time in office. The Duchess died in Rochlitz in 1501 and was buried in the Cathedral of

Issue

From her marriage to Louis, Amalia had the following children: * Elisabeth (1452–1457) *

George, Duke of Bavaria George of Bavaria referred to as ''the Rich'' (15 August 1455 in Burghausen, Bavaria – 1 December 1503 in Ingolstadt), (German: ''Georg, Herzog von Bayern-Landshut'') was the last Duke of Bavaria-Landshut. He was a son of Louis IX the R ...

(15 August 1455 – 1 December 1503), Duke of Bavaria-Landshut : married in princess Hedwig Jagiellon (1457–1502) *

(7 November 1456 – 25 February 1501) : married on 21 February 1474 to Philip the Sincere * Anna (1462–1462)

Ancestors

References

* Martina Schattkowsky
Widow in the early Modern Age: princely and aristocratic widows between external and self-determination, p. 69 ff
* August Kluckhohn
Louis the Rich, Duke of Bavaria: History of Germany in the 15th Century, p 314 ff
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External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20120315001257/http://www.vilsbiburg.info/wappen4/historisch/pfarrkirche/wappen/wappen.htm * http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1450.htm , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Amalia Of Saxony, Duchess Of Bavaria House of Wettin 1436 births 1501 deaths Saxon princesses Duchesses of Bavaria