Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut (1383 – 13 November 1442), nicknamed "Beautiful Beth", was an Electress of Brandenburg.

Life

Elizabeth was a daughter of Duke Frederick "the Wise" of Bavaria-Landshut and his second wife

Maddalena Visconti Maddalena Visconti (1366 – 17 July 1404) was a daughter of Bernabò Visconti and his wife Beatrice Regina della Scala. Maddalena was Duchess of Bavaria-Landshut by her marriage to Frederick, Duke of Bavaria. Family Maddalena was born in Mila ...

. On 18 September 1401 she married Frederick VI of Hohenzollern,

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, who was promoted to

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of Brandenburg in 1415 and ruled as "Elector Frederick I". During her husband's long journeys to

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, and to the

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, she represented him wisely despite the great political problems Brandenburg was experiencing at the time. She is the ancestress of the royal line of the

House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, Prince-elector, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzol ...

by her third son

Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg Albrecht III (9 November 141411 March 1486) was Elector of Brandenburg from 1471 until his death, the third from the House of Hohenzollern. A member of the Order of the Swan, he received the cognomen ''Achilles'' because of his knightly qualit ...

Issue

With Frederick she had ten children: # Elisabeth (1403–31 October 1449,

Liegnitz Legnica (Polish: ; german: Liegnitz, szl, Lignica, cz, Lehnice, la, Lignitium) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River (left tributary of the Oder) and the Czarna Woda. Between 1 June 1975 ...

), married: ## in

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1418 Duke

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and

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(1380/5–1436); ## in 1438 Duke

Wenzel I of Teschen Wenceslaus I of Cieszyn ( pl, Wacław I cieszyński, cs, Václav I. Těšínský, german: Wenzel I. von Teschen; 1413/18 – 1474), was a Duke of Cieszyn from 1431 (until 1442 with his brothers as co-rulers), Duke of half of Bytom during 1431–14 ...

(1413/18–1474). # John "the Alchemist" (1406–1465), Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. ## married in 1416 Princess Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg (1405–1465) #

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(c. 1405–4 January 1449), married: ## in

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30 May 1423 Duke William I of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1392–1482). # Margaret (1410–27 July 1465,

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 ...

), married: ## in 1423 to Duke

Albert V, Duke of Mecklenburg Albert V, Duke of Mecklenburg (1397 – 1 June /6 December 1423) was Duke of Mecklenburg from 1412 until his death. Life Albert V was the son of Albert III, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Agnes (II) of Brunswick-Lüneburg, daughter of Duke Magnus ...

(1397–1423); ## in

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20 July 1441 to

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(1403–1445); ## in 1446 to Count Martin of Waldenfels (d. 1471). # Magdalene (c. 1412 –27 October 1454,

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), married: ## in Tangermünde 3 July 1429 to Duke Frederick of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1418–1478). # Frederick II (1413–1471), Elector of Brandenburg ## married in 1446 Princess Catherine of Saxony (1421–1476) # Albrecht Achilles, (1414–1486), Elector of Brandenburg, married: ## in 1446 Princess

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(1431–1457) ## in 1458 Princess Anna of Saxony (1437–1512) # Sofie, born and died 1417. #

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(9 February 1420–19 January 1491,

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...

), married: ## in 1432 Duke

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(1417–1477) # Frederick "the Fat" (c. 1424–6 October 1463,

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), Lord of Altmark, married: ## in 1449 Princess Agnes of Pomerania (1436–1512)

References

* also dissertation, Munich University, 2009 , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Elisabeth Of Bavaria Electresses of Brandenburg House of Wittelsbach House of Hohenzollern 1383 births 1442 deaths Burials at Heilsbronn Abbey Daughters of monarchs