Margaret of the Palatinate (

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: ''Margarete von der Pfalz''; 1376 – 26 August 1434, Einville-au-Jard) was the daughter of

Rupert of Germany Rupert of the Palatinate (german: Ruprecht von der Pfalz; 5 May 1352 – 18 May 1410), sometimes known as Robert of the Palatinate, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 (as Rupert III) and King of Germany from ...

and his wife

Elisabeth of Nuremberg Elisabeth of Nuremberg (135826 July 1411) was Queen of Germany and Electress Palatine as the wife of Rupert, King of the Romans. Life Elisabeth was born in 1358, the daughter of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg and his wife Elisabeth of Meis ...

. She married

Charles II, Duke of Lorraine Charles II (11 September 1364 – 25 January 1431), called the Bold (french: le Hardi) was the Duke of Lorraine from 1390 to his death and Constable of France from 1418 to 1425. Charles joined the Barbary Crusade, fought at Nicopolis, and aided ...

on 6 February 1393. Her maternal grandparents were

Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg Frederick V of Nuremberg (before 3 March 1333 – 21 January 1398) was a Burgrave (''Burggraf'') of Nuremberg, of the House of Hohenzollern. Life He was the elder son of John II, Burgrave of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Henneberg. From the de ...

and

Elisabeth of Meissen Elisabeth of Meissen, Burgravine of Nuremberg (22 November 1329 – 21 April 1375) was the daughter of Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen and Mathilde of Bavaria and a member of the House of Wettin. Marriage and children She was born in Wartburg. ...

. One of her grandchildren was

Margaret of Anjou Margaret of Anjou (french: link=no, Marguerite; 23 March 1430 – 25 August 1482) was Queen of England and nominally Queen of France by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Born in the Duchy of Lorrain ...

, Queen Consort of King

Henry VI of England Henry VI (6 December 1421 – 21 May 1471) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. The only child of Henry V, he succeeded to the English thron ...

. Her children with Charles II of Lorraine included: *

Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine Isabella (1400 – 28 February 1453) was suo jure Duchess of Lorraine, from 25 January 1431 to her death in 1453. She was also Queen of Naples by marriage to René of Anjou. Isabella ruled the Kingdom of Naples and her husband's domains in Fr ...

(1400–1453), heiress of Lorraine and wife of

René I of Naples René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine ...

*Louis (died young) *Ralph (died young) *

Catherine de Lorraine (1407–1439) Catherine of Lorraine (1407 – 1 March 1439) was Margravine of Baden-Baden by marriage to Margrave Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Jacob of Baden-Baden. She was the daughter of Duke Charles II, Duke of Lorraine, Charles II of Lorraine and th ...

, wife of

Jacob, Margrave of Baden Jacob I of Baden (15 March 1407, Hachberg – 13 October 1453, Mühlburg), was Margrave of Baden-Baden from 1431 to 1453. He was the elder son of Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden and his second wife Anna of Oettingen. Jacob I was a man of ...

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MARGARETA Pfalzgräfin
1376 births 1434 deaths House of Wittelsbach Duchesses of Lorraine 14th-century German women 14th-century German nobility 15th-century German women 15th-century German nobility 14th-century French women 14th-century French nobility 15th-century French women 15th-century French people 15th-century French nobility Daughters of kings {{Germany-duchess-stub