Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck (1414 – 4 April 1474) was a daughter of
Duke Eric I of Brunswick-Grubenhagen and his wife, Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen.
Anna's first marriage was with
Duke Albert III of Bavaria
Albert III the Pious of Bavaria-Munich (; 27 March 1401 – 29 February 1460), since 1438 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. He was born in Wolfratshausen to Ernest, Duke of Bavaria and Elisabetta Visconti, daughter of Bernabò Visconti.
Life
Albert was ...
. They had the following children:
*
John IV (1437–1463),
Duke of Bavaria
The following is a list of rulers during the history of Bavaria. Bavaria was ruled by several dukes and kings, partitioned and reunited, under several dynasties. Since 1949, Bavaria has been a democratic state in the Federal Republic of Germ ...
* Ernest (1438–1460)
*
Sigismund of Bavaria
Sigismund of Bavaria (26 July 1439 – 1 February 1501) was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty. He ruled as Duke of Bavaria-Munich from 1460 to 1467, and then as Duke of Bavaria-Dachau until his death.
Biography
Sigismund was the third son of ...
(1439–1501)
* Albert (1440–1445)
*
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(1442–1479), married in 1463 with
Marquess Frederick I of Mantua (1441–1484)
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Elisabeth (1443–1484), married in 1460 with
Elector Ernest of Saxony (1441–1486)
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Albert IV (1447–1508)
* Christopher (1449–1483)
* Wolfgang (1451–1514)
* Barbara, a
nun
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in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
After Albert's death, she married
Duke Frederick III of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen. This marriage remained childless.
Ancestors
1414 births
1474 deaths
15th-century German people
15th-century German women
Duchesses of Bavaria
House of Welf
Burials at Andechs Abbey
Daughters of monarchs
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