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Elisabeth of Württemberg (after 1412 - after 29 April 1476) was a German noblewoman.


Life

The daughter of
Eberhard III, Count of Württemberg Eberhard III of Württemberg (called ''der Milde'' (the Clement) (1364 – 16 May 1417, in Göppingen), ruled from 1392 to 1417 as the Count of Württemberg, then a part of the Holy Roman Empire.Andreas Thiele, ''Erzählende genealogische Stammta ...
and Elisabeth of Nuremberg, she was engaged to
Albert III, Duke 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 ...
on 15 January 1528. However, after his secret marriage to the maid
Agnes Bernauer Agnes Bernauer (c. 1410 – 12 October 1435) was the mistress and perhaps also the first wife of Albert, later Albert III, Duke of Bavaria. Because his father, Ernest, ruling Duke of Bavaria at the time, considered this liaison with a commone ...
, she later married Count John IV of Werdenberg at the court of
Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach Ludwig I (before 31 October 1412 – 23/24(?) September 1450, in Urach), Count of Württemberg. He was a son of count Eberhard IV and Henriette of Montbéliard. He reigned from 1419 until 1450. After the death of his father count Eberhard IV, ...
- their children included
John II of Werdenberg John II of Werdenberg (c. 1430 – 23 February 1486, Frankfurt am Main) was a German nobleman and clergyman of the house of Werdenberg. From 1469 to his death he was bishop of Augsburg. Family He was one of sixteen children born to John IV, Coun ...
.


Sources

* House of Württemberg 1412 births 1476 deaths Daughters of monarchs {{Germany-noble-stub