Susanna of Bavaria

Susanna of Bavaria
Margravine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach Countess Palatine of Neuburg
Portrait by Barthel Beham
Born	2 April 1502 Munich
Died	23 April 1543 (aged 41) Neuburg an der Donau
Spouse	Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1518–1527) Otto Henry, Elector Palatine (1529–1543)
Issue	Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Electress Palatine Catherine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach Albert II Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach Kunigunde of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Margravine of Baden-Durlach Frederick of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
House	House of Wittelsbach
Father	Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria
Mother	Kunigunde of Austria

Susanna of Bavaria (2 April 1502 – 23 April 1543) was a German noblewoman. Born in Munich, she was the daughter of Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, and Kunigunde of Austria, herself the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal. Her paternal grandparents were Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, and Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck.

Biography

Susanna married Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, in 1518. On 14 October 1519, she gave birth to her first child, Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Via this daughter, Susanna became an ancestress of King George I of Great Britain and the House of Hanover. Susanna and Casimir had five children:

• Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, married Elector Palatine Frederick (1519–1576) in 1537. They were the parents of Louis VI, Elector Palatine
• Catherine (1520–1521)
• Albert II Alcibiades (1522–1557); Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
• Kunigunde (1524–1558), married in 1551 Charles II of Baden-Durlach (1529–1577)
• Frederick (1525-1525)

After Casimir's death in 1527, Susanna married Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Neuburg, on 16 October 1529. This second marriage produced no children.

Susanna died on 23 April 1543 in Neuburg an der Donau. She was 41 years old. She never became Electress Palatine, since she died before her second husband acquired the electoral dignity.

Ancestors

Susanna's ancestors in three generations

Susanna of Bavaria	Father: Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria	Paternal Grandfather: Albert III, Duke of Bavaria	Paternal Great-grandfather: Ernest, Duke of Bavaria
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti
		Paternal Grandmother: Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck	Paternal Great-grandfather: Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen
	Mother: Kunigunde of Austria	Maternal Grandfather: Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor	Maternal Great-grandfather: Ernest, Duke of Austria
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Cymburgis of Masovia
		Maternal Grandmother: Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress	Maternal Great-grandfather: Edward of Portugal
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Leonor of Aragon