Hedwig of Munsterberg-Oels (; 10/12 June 1508,
Oleśnica – 28 November 1531,
Legnica
Legnica (; , ; ; ) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River and the Czarna Woda. As well as being the seat of the county, since 1992 the city has been the seat of the Diocese of Legnica. Le ...
) was born Duchess of
Münsterberg and
Oleśnica and Countess of
Kladsko and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach.
Hedwig was a daughter of Duke
Charles I of Münsterberg-Oels, who was a grandson of the King
George of Bohemia
George may refer to:
Names
* George (given name)
* George (surname)
People
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE
* George, stage name of Giorgi ...
. Her mother was
Anna of Sagan, a daughter of
John II, the last Duke of
Żagań
Żagań (French language, French and , ) is a town in western Poland, on the Bóbr river, with 25,731 inhabitants (2019), capital of Żagań County in the Lubusz Voivodeship, located in the historic region of Lower Silesia.
Founded in the 12th ce ...
(Sagan).
On 9 January 1525 Hedwig married
George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach. She was George's second wife. The marriage produced two daughters:
*
Anna Maria (1526–1589) married in 1544 Duke
Christoph of Württemberg (1515–1568)
*
Sabina (1529–1575) married in 1548 Elector
Johann Georg of Brandenburg (1525–1598)
Hedwig died in
Legnica
Legnica (; , ; ; ) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River and the Czarna Woda. As well as being the seat of the county, since 1992 the city has been the seat of the Diocese of Legnica. Le ...
(Liegnitz), where she was buried.
Ancestry
References
* Norbert Sack, Harald Stark et al.: ''Three Weddings ... and a schism - Margrave George the Pious and his time''. Written for th
special exhibition at the Plassenburg(17 May - 4 October 2009).
External links
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1508 births
1531 deaths
Margravines of Germany
Podiebrad family
People from Oleśnica
Silesian nobility