Margaret of Saxony Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg
4 August 1469–7 December 1528 (Age 59)
Meißen, Saxony, Germany
The Life Summary of Margaret of Saxony
When Margaret of Saxony Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg was born on 4 August 1469, in Meißen, Saxony, Germany, her father, Ernst von Sachsen, was 28 and her mother, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Wittelsbach von Bayern, was 26. She married Duke Henry The Middle of Brunswick-Lüneburg on 27 February 1487. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 7 December 1528, in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, at the age of 59, and was buried in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany.
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Family Time Line
Spouse and Children
1468–1532Male
1469–1528Female
Children
(7)
1492–Female
1494–1572Female
1495–1549Male
1499–1571Female
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1441–1486Male
1443–1484Female
Siblings
(12)
1461–1512Female
1461–1521Female
1464–1513Male
+7 More Children
Name Meaning
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Margarethe von Sachsen, "Find A Grave Index"
- Margaretha Schöne im Eintrag für Sophie Wilhelmine Herzog, "Deutschland, Geburten und Taufen 1558-1898"
- Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg Wettin
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