Elizabeth of Brandenburg-Küstrin (29 August 1540 – 8 March 1578), was a princess of
Brandenburg-Küstrin and margravine of
Brandenburg-Ansbach
The Principality or Margraviate of (Brandenburg-)Ansbach (german: Fürstentum Ansbach or ) was a principality in the Holy Roman Empire centered on the Franconian city of Ansbach. The ruling House of Hohenzollern, Hohenzollern princes of the land ...
and
Brandenburg-Kulmbach by marriage.
Life
Elizabeth was the elder of two daughters of Margrave
John of Brandenburg-Küstrin
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(1513–1571) from his marriage to
Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1518–1574), daughter of the Duke
Henry V of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
On 26 December 1558 Elisabeth married Margrave
George Frederick I of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (1539–1603) in
Küstrin. From 1577, he acted as governor in the
Duchy of Prussia on behalf of
Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia.
Elisabeth died during her stay at the Warsaw court, where her husband was to be awarded the ducal title by the Polish king
Stefan Batory. Elizabeth was buried in
Königsberg Cathedral. Her husband ordered the Dutch sculptor Willem van Bloche to create a grave monument for her. It was completed in 1582 and was erected as a "governor monument" in the Cathedral.
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References
* Andrea Baresel-Brand: ''grave monuments of northern European royal houses in the Age of the Renaissance 1550-1650'', Ludwig Verlag, 2007, p. 149 ff.
* C.J. St. Czilsky: ''Princess Elizabeth of Brandenburg: a historical picture of life during the Reformation'', Martens, 1859, p. 342
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People from the Margraviate of Brandenburg
1540 births
1578 deaths
Margravines of Germany
Daughters of monarchs