Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach
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Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach | |
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 Epitaph for Elisabeth in the manuscript Memoriae posteritatique inclytae domus Wirtembergicae sacrum of 1583 | |
| Born | 25 March 1494 Ansbach |
| Died | 31 May 1518 (aged 24) Pforzheim |
| Buried | Stiftskirche, Stuttgart |
| Noble family | House of Hohenzollern |
| Spouse | Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach |
| Father | Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
| Mother | Sophia of Poland |
Elizabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (25 March 1494 in Ansbach – 31 May 1518 in Pforzheim) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach by birth and by marriage Margravine of Baden.
Elizabeth was a daughter of Margrave Frederick "the Elder" of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1460-1536) from his marriage to Sophia of Poland (1464-1512), a daughter of King Casimir IV Jagiellon of Poland. She was a granddaughter of the powerful Elector Albert III Achilles of Brandenburg. They finally succeeded in 1515. Christopher I abdicated and his sons divided the Margraviate.[1] The Margraviate would remain divided until 1771.
Elisabeth died in 1518 and was buried in the Stiftskirche, Stuttgart.
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