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Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony 1416–1486 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1416

Birth Location: Innsbruck, Austria

Death Date: 12 FEB 1486

Death Location: Altenburg, Saxony

Father: Ernest, Austria

Mother: Cymburgis Masovia

Spouse(s): Frederick Saxony

Children(s): Albert Saxony, Ernest, Saxony, Amalia Bavaria, Anna Brandenburg

In 1416, Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony / entered the world in Innsbruck, Austria, born to Ernest Duke Of Austria And Cymburgis Of Masovia. Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony married Frederick Ii Elector Of Saxony, and had children including Albert Iii Duke Of Saxony, Amalia Of Saxony Duchess Of Bavaria, Anna Of Saxony Electress Of Brandenburg, Ernest Elector Of Saxony. Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony / passed away in 1486 in Altenburg, Saxony.

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Biography

  • In 1416, Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony // entered the world in Innsbruck, Austria, born to Ernest Duke Of Austria And Cymburgis Of Masovia.
  • Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony // married Frederick Ii Elector Of Saxony, and had children including Albert Iii Duke Of Saxony, Amalia Of Saxony Duchess Of Bavaria, Anna Of Saxony Electress Of Brandenburg, Ernest Elector Of Saxony.
  • Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony // passed away in 1486 in Altenburg, Saxony.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ernest, Austria
1377–1424
Birth Location: Bruck An Der Mur, Styria, Austria
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Cymburgis Masovia
1394–1429
Birth Location: Warsaw, Duchy of Masovia
CM

Spouses(s)

Frederick Saxony
1412–1464
Birth Location: Dresden, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
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Children(s)

Albert Saxony
1443–1500
Birth Location: Grimma, Muldentalkreis, Saxony, Germany
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Ernest, Saxony
1441–1486
Birth Location: Meissen, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
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Amalia Bavaria
1436–1501
Birth Location: –
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Anna Brandenburg
1437–1512
Birth Location: –
AB

Margaret Saxony's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Saxony
1416–1486
Birth Place: Innsbruck, Austria
Parents
Ernest, Duke of Austria
1377–1424
Bruck An Der Mur, Styria, Austria
Cymburgis (of) Masovia
1394–1429
Warsaw, Duchy of Masovia
Grandparents
Leopold (III, Duke of) Austria
1351–1386
Vienna
Viridis, (Duchess of Austria) Visconti
1352–1414
Milan, Italy
Siemowit (IV, Duke of) Masovia
1353–1426
Alexandra (of) Lithuania
1369–1434
Vilnius, Lithuania
Great-Grandparents
Albert Austria
1298–1358
Joanna Austria
1300–1351
Bernabò, Visconti
1323–1385
Beatrice Scala
1331–1384
Algirdas, Lithuania
1296–1377
Uliana Lithuania
1325–1391
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Albert Germany
1255–1308
Elizabeth Germany
1262–1312
Joanna Burgundy
–1349
Stefano Visconti
1274–1327
Mastino Scala
1308–1351
Gediminas, Lithuania
–1341
Alexander, Tver
1301–1339

Margaret Saxony's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (of Austria, Electress of) Saxony (1416–12 FEB 1486) m. Frederick (II, Elector of) Saxony (22 AUG 1412–07 SEP 1464)
  1. 1. Albert (III, Duke of) Saxony 1443–1500 m. Sidonie (of) Poděbrady 1449–1510
    1. 1. Catherine (of Saxony, Archduchess of) Austria 1468–1524 m. Sigismund, (Archduke of) Austria 1427–1496
    2. 2. George, (Duke of) Saxony 1471–1539 m. Barbara Jagiellon 1478–1534
      1. 1. Magdalena (of Saxony Electoral Princess of) Brandeburg 1507–1534 m. Joachim (II Hector Elector of) Brandenburg 1505–1571
        1. 1. John (George, Elector of) Brandenburg 1525–1598 m. Sabina (of) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1529–1575 m. Sophie (of) Legnica 1525–1546 m. Elisabeth (of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1563–1607
      2. 2. Christine (of) Saxony 1505–1549 m. Philip (I, Landgrave of) Hesse 1504–1567
        1. 1. George (I Landgrave of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1547–1596
        2. 2. Christine (of) Hesse 1543–1604 m. Adolf, (Duke of) Holstein-Gottorp 1526–1586
        3. 3. Elisabeth (of Hesse, Electress) Palatine 1539–1582 m. Louis (VI, Elector) Palatine 1539–1583
        4. 4. Barbara (of) Hesse 1536–1597
        5. 5. Agnes (of Hesse, Duchess of) Saxony 1527–1555 m. Maurice, (Elector of) Saxony 1521–1553
        6. 6. Anna (of) Hesse 1529–1591 m. Wolfgang, (Count Palatine of) Zweibrücken 1526–1569
    3. 3. Henry (IV, Duke of) Saxony 1473–1541 m. Catherine (of Mecklenburg Duchess of) Saxony 1487–1561
      1. 1. Sibylle (of Saxony Duchess of) Saxe-Lauenburg 1515–1592 m. Francis (I Duke of) Saxe-Lauenburg 1510–1581
      2. 2. Maurice, (Elector of) Saxony 1521–1553 m. Agnes (of Hesse, Duchess of) Saxony 1527–1555
        1. 1. Anna (of Saxony, Princess consort of) Orange 1544–1577 m. William (I Prince of) Orange 1533–1584
    4. 4. Frederick, (Duke of Saxony, Grand Master of the Teutonic) Knights 1474–1510
  2. 2. Ernest, (Elector of) Saxony 1441–1486 m. Elisabeth (of Bavaria, Electress of) Saxony 1443–1484
    1. 1. John (Elector of) Saxony 1468–1532 m. Sophie (of Mecklenburg Electoral Princess of) Saxony 1481–1503 m. Margaret (of) Anhalt-Köthen 1494–1521
      1. 1. John (Frederick I Elector of) Saxony 1503–1554 m. Sibylle (of Cleves Electress consort of) Saxony 1512–1554
        1. 1. Johann (Wilhelm Duke of) Saxe-Weimar 1530–1573 m. Dorothea (Susanne of) Simmern 1544–1592
      2. 2. Maria (of Saxony Duchess of) Pomerania 1515–1583 m. Philip (I Duke of) Pomerania 1515–1560
        1. 1. Bogislaw (XIII Duke of) Pomerania 1544–1606
    2. 2. Christina (of) Saxony 1461–1521 m. John, (King of Denmark, Norway and) Sweden 1455–1513
      1. 1. Elizabeth (of Denmark Electress of) Brandenburg 1485–1555 m. Joachim (I Nestor Elector of) Brandenburg 1484–1535
        1. 1. Anna (of Brandenburg, Duchess of) Mecklenburg 1507–1567 m. Albrecht (VII, Duke of) Mecklenburg 1486–1547
        2. 2. Margaret (of Brandenburg, Duchess of) Pomerania 1511–1577 m. John (V, Prince of) Anhalt-Zerbst 1504–1551
        3. 3. Joachim (II Hector Elector of) Brandenburg 1505–1571 m. Magdalena (of Saxony Electoral Princess of) Brandeburg 1507–1534 m. Hedwig (Jagiellon Electress of) Brandenburg 1513–1573
    3. 3. Margaret (of Saxony, Duchess of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1469–1528 m. Henry (the Middle, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1468–1532
      1. 1. Ernest (I, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1497–1546 m. Sophia (of) Mecklenburg 1508–1541
        1. 1. William (the Younger, Duke of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1535–1592 m. Dorothea (of Denmark Duchess of) Brunswick-Lüneburg 1546–1617
  3. 3. Amalia (of Saxony, Duchess of) Bavaria 1436–1501 m. Louis (IX, Duke of) Bavaria 1417–1479
    1. 1. Margaret (of Bavaria, Electress) Palatine 1456–1501 m. Philip, (Elector) Palatine 1448–1508
      1. 1. Amalie (of the) Palatinate 1490–1524 m. George (I Duke of) Pomerania 1493–1531
        1. 1. Philip (I Duke of) Pomerania 1515–1560 m. Maria (of Saxony Duchess of) Pomerania 1515–1583
      2. 2. Helen (of the) Palatinate 1493–1524 m. Henry (V Duke of) Mecklenburg 1479–1552
      3. 3. Frederick (II, Elector) Palatine 1482–1556 m. Dorothea (of Denmark, Electress) Palatine 1520–1580
  4. 4. Anna (of Saxony, Electress of) Brandenburg 1437–1512 m. Albrecht (III Achilles Elector of) Brandenburg 1414–1486
    1. 1. Sibylle (of Brandenburg Duchess of Jülich and Duchess of) Berg. 1467–1524 m. William (IV Duke of) Jülich-Berg 1455–1511
      1. 1. Maria (of) Jülich-Berg 1491–1543 m. John (III, Duke of) Cleves 1490–1539
        1. 1. Anne (of Cleves Queen consort of) England 1515–1557 m. Henry (VIII of) England 1491–1547
        2. 2. Sibylle (of Cleves Electress consort of) Saxony 1512–1554 m. John (Frederick I Elector of) Saxony 1503–1554
        3. 3. William, (Duke of) Jülich-Cleves-Berg 1516–1592 m. Maria (of Austria, Duchess of) Jülich-Cleves-Berg 1531–1581
    2. 2. Frederick (I, Margrave of) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1460–1536 m. Sophia (of) Poland 1464–1512
      1. 1. Sophie (of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach Duchess of) Legnica 1485–1537
        1. 1. Sophie (of) Legnica 1525–1546 m. John (George, Elector of) Brandenburg 1525–1598
      2. 2. Albert, (Duke of) Prussia 1490–1568 m. Dorothea (of Denmark, Duchess of) Prussia 1504–1547
        1. 1. Albert (Frederick, Duke of) Prussia 1553–1618 m. Marie (Eleonore of) Cleves 1550–1608
      3. 3. George, (Margrave of) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1484–1543
        1. 1. Anna (Maria of) Brandenburg-Ansbach 1526–1589

Margaret Saxony's Timeline

2 Records

1416
1416
Birth of Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony // in Innsbruck, Austria
Innsbruck, Austria
1486
12 FEB 1486
Age 70
Death of Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony // in Altenburg, Saxony
Altenburg, Saxony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1416
    Event Place: Innsbruck, Austria

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 FEB 1486
    Event Place: Altenburg, Saxony
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