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

Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg Frederick (Middle High German: ''Friderich'', Standard German: ''Friedrich''; 21 September 1371 – 20 September 1440) was the last Burgrave of Nuremberg from 1397 to 1427 (as Frederick VI), Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from 1398, Margra ...

. She acted as regent of Brandenburg during the absence of her spouse.

Life

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

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

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by her third son Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg.

Issue

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

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), married: ## in

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1418 Duke Louis II of Brieg and

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(1380/5–1436); ## in 1438 Duke Wenzel I of Teschen (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). #

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(1410–27 July 1465,

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), married: ## in 1423 to Duke Albert V, Duke of Mecklenburg (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, Scharnebeck), 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 Margarete of Baden (1431–1457) ## in 1458 Princess Anna of Saxony (1437–1512) # Sofie, born and died 1417. # Dorothea (9 February 1420–19 January 1491, Rehna), married: ## in 1432 Duke Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg (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

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