Margaret of Bavaria (7 November 1456 – 25 January 1501) was a princess of
Bavaria-Landshut
Bavaria-Landshut () was a duchy in the Holy Roman Empire from 1353 to 1503.
History
The creation of the duchy was the result of the death of Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian. In the Treaty of Landsberg 1349, which divided up Louis's empire, his ...
and by marriage
Princess of the Palatinate.
Life
Margaret was a daughter of the Duke
Louis IX "the Rich" of Bavaria-Landshut (1417–1479) from his marriage to
Amalia of Saxony (1436–1501), daughter of Elector
Frederick II of Saxony
She married in 1474, with an elaborate celebration in Amberg (the "Amberg Wedding") Philip, who later became Elector Palatine
Philip the Upright (1448–1508). He had earlier turned down marriage candidates such as
Mary of Burgundy
Mary of Burgundy (; ; 13 February 1457 – 27 March 1482), nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy who ruled the Burgundian lands, comprising the Duchy of Burgundy, Duchy and Free County of Burgundy, County of Burgundy a ...
and Anna, heiress of the
county of Katzenelnbogen
The County of Katzenelnbogen was an Imperial immediacy, immediate States of the Holy Roman Empire, state of the Holy Roman Empire. It existed between 1095 and 1479, when it was inherited by the Landgraves of Landgraviate of Hesse, Hesse.
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. More than 1,000 guests were present at the wedding, including 14 ruling princes. Large quantities of food were consumed, in addition to 110,000 liters of wine as well as 10,000 chickens.
Two years after the marriage, Philip became Elector of the Palatinate. In 1482 Margaret left
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...
, fleeing from the
plague, for Winzingen Castle, where she gave birth to Frederick, who later became Elector
Frederick II.
Thanks to his wife, Philip had a good relationship with her brother Duke
George the Rich, whose children married each other in 1499. The dynastic union was the starting point of political and military cooperation between Bayern-Landshut and the Palatinate.
[Susanne Wolf: ''The dual reign of Emperor Frederick III and King Maximilian (1486–1493)'', Böhlau Verlag, Cologne and Weimar 2005, p. 81] George, who had no male heir of his own, bequeathed his territory to his son in law and the son of his sister.
Offspring
From her marriage, Margaret had the following children:
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Louis
Louis may refer to:
People
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
Other uses
* Louis (coin), a French coin
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
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(2 July 1478 – 16 March 1544).
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Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...
(5 July 1480 – 5 January 1541),
Bishop of Freising (1498–1541) and of
Naumburg
Naumburg () is a town in (and the administrative capital of) the district Burgenlandkreis, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Central Germany (cultural area), Central Germany. It has a population of around 33,000. The Naumburg Cathedral became a UNES ...
(1517–41).
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Ruprecht (14 May 1481 – 20 August 1504), Bishop of Freising (1495–1498), father of
Otto Henry, Elector Palatine
Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine, (; 10 April 1502, Amberg – 12 February 1559, Heidelberg) a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Count Palatine of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1505 to 1557 and prince elector of the Palatinate from 1556 to 1559 ...
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Frederick (9 December 1482 – 26 February 1556). He married; no issue.
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Elisabeth (16 November 1483 – 24 June 1522), married:
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William III, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg;
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Philip I, Margrave of Baden.
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Georg (10 February 1486 – 27 September 1529),
Bishop of Speyer (1515–1529).
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Henry (15 February 1487 – 3 January 1552),
Bishop of Utrecht
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(1523–1529) and of
Freising
Freising () is a university town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Freising (district), with a population of about 50,000.
Location
Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano, and is located on the Isar river in ...
(1541–1552),
Bishop of Worms (1523–1552).
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John III (7 May 1488 – 3 February 1538),
Bishop of Regensburg (1507–1538).
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Amalie (25 July 1490 – 6 January 1524), married in 1513 to
George I, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast.
# Barbara (28 August 1491 – 15 August 1505).
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Helena (9 February 1493 – 4 August 1524), married in 1513 to
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg, nicknamed ''the Peaceful'' (3 May 1479 – 6 February 1552), was the reigning Duke of Mecklenburg in the region Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the son of Duke Magnus II and Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin.
Henry ruled jointly ...
-Schwerin.
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Wolfgang (31 October 1494 – 2 April 1558).
# Otto Henry (6 May 1496 – 31 May 1496).
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Catherine
Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in countries where large Christian populations exist, because of its associations with one of the earliest Ch ...
(14 October 1499 – 16 January 1526).
Ancestors
References
* Max Spindler, Andreas Kraus: ''Handbook of Bavarian history'', volume 3, p. 79 ff, C.H. Beck, 1995
* Franz Prechtl: ''The "Amberger Wedding" 1474: a "wedding" for Amberg'', Amberger Tourist Association, 1997.
Footnotes
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Princesses of the Palatinate
1456 births
1501 deaths
People from Amberg
Electresses of the Palatinate
15th-century German nobility
15th-century German women
16th-century German nobility
16th-century German women
Burials at the Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg
Daughters of dukes
Mothers of German monarchs