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Elizabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach (29 November 1451, Ansbach – 28 March 1524,

Nürtingen Nürtingen () is a town on the river Neckar in the district of Esslingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. History The following events occurred, by year: *1046: First mention of ''Niuritingin'' in the document of Speyer. ...

) was a princess of

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by birth and by marriage Duchess of

Württemberg Württemberg ( ; ) is a historical German territory roughly corresponding to the cultural and linguistic region of Swabia. The main town of the region is Stuttgart. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, Würt ...

Life

Elizabeth was the second daughter of the Elector Albrecht III Achilles of Brandenburg (1414–1486) from his first marriage to Margaret of Baden (1431–1457). In April or May 1467 she married in

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

Count

Eberhard II of Württemberg Eberhard is an old Germanic name meaning the strength or courage of a wild boar. People First name *Eberhard of Friuli (815–866), Duke and key figure in the Carolingian Empire *Eberhard of Béthune (died 1212), Flemish grammarian *Eberhard I, Du ...

(1447–1504). Through the marriage of his daughter, Albrecht Achilles was able to exert considerable influence on his son-in-law. Elizabeth's husband was raised to a Duke of Württemberg in 1496. The marriage was childless and was a very unhappy one. Elizabeth spent a lot of time at her father's court. Eberhard abdicated on 11 June 1498 in Horb am Neckar in favor of his nephew Ulrich to the duchy, with an agreement that Ulrich would provide Elisabeth with an income befitting a duchess.Ludwig F. Heyd, Karl Pfaff: ''Ulrich, Herzog zu Württemberg: Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte Württembergs und d. dt. Reichs im Zeitalter d. Reformation'', Fues, 1841, p. 32 Unlike her husband, Elisabeth was not expelled from Württemberg, instead the agreement signed at Horb am Neckar carried an obligation for the new ruler to provide for her maintenance. She retired in 1499 to her widow seat at Nürtingen castle, where she led a pious and charitable life. She did much to help rebuild the town of Nürtingen, which had burned down twenty years earlier.

Footnotes

References and sources

* Dieter Stievermann, in: Sönke Lorenz, Dieter Mertens, Volker Press (eds.): ''Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon'', Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart, 1997, , p. 100 * Chr. Dinkel: ''Chronik und Beschreibung der Stadt Nürtingen'', P. Frasch, 1847, p. 77

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Elisabeth Of Brandenburg Duchesses of Württemberg People from Nürtingen House of Hohenzollern 1451 births 1524 deaths Burials at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart Daughters of monarchs