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Elizabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach (29 November 1451,

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– 28 March 1524,

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) was a princess of

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by birth and by marriage Duchess of

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Life

Elizabeth was the second daughter of the Elector

Albrecht III Achilles Albrecht III (9 November 141411 March 1486) was Elector of Brandenburg from 1471 until his death, the third from the House of Hohenzollern. A member of the Order of the Swan, he received the cognomen ''Achilles'' because of his knightly qualit ...

of Brandenburg (1414–1486) from his first marriage to Margaret of Baden (1431–1457). In April or May 1467 she married in

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Count Eberhard II of Württemberg (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 Horb am Neckar is a town in the southwest of the Germany, German States of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river, between Offenburg to the west (about away) and Tübingen to the east (about away). It has aroun ...

in favor of his nephew

Ulrich Ulrich () is a Germanic given name derived from Old High German ''Uodalrich'', ''Odalric''. It is composed of the elements ''Othala rune, uodal-'' meaning "heritage" and ''-rih'' meaning "king, ruler". Attested from the 8th century as the name of Al ...

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.

References

References and sources

* Dieter Stievermann, in: Sönke Lorenz, Dieter Mertens, Volker Press (eds.): ''Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon'',

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, Stuttgart, 1997, , p. 100 * Chr. Dinkel: ''Chronik und Beschreibung der Stadt Nürtingen'', P. Frasch, 1847, p. 77 {{DEFAULTSORT:Elisabeth Of Brandenburg Duchesses of Württemberg People from Nürtingen House of Hohenzollern 1451 births 1524 deaths Burials at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart Daughters of prince-electors