Elisabeth (Habsburg) von Habsburg (aft. 1436 - 1505)

Born after 1436 in Wien, Österreich

Ancestors

Wife of Kazimierz (Jagiellończyk) Polski — married 10 Feb 1454 in Kraków

Descendants

Died 30 Aug 1505 before age 69 in Krakow, Malopolskie, Poland

Elisabeth Habsburg was a member of the aristocracy in Europe.

Biography

Elizabeth of Austria (German: Elisabeth, Polish: Elżbieta Rakuszanka) was the wife of King Casimir IV of Poland and thus Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania. Orphaned at an early age, she spent her childhood in the court of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. As one of the three surviving grandchildren of Emperor Sigismund, she had a strong claim to the kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia. That made her an attractive bride for a Polish prince. Polish nobility, seeking to increase Polish influence in Hungary and Bohemia, pursued marriage with Elizabeth since she was born and finally succeeded in 1454. Her marriage to Casimir was one of most exemplary royal marriages in Poland. She gave birth to thirteen children, eleven of whom survived to adulthood. Four of her sons were crowned as kings.

Sources

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_Austria_%281436%E2%80%931505%29
• Brzezińska, Anna (1999). "Female Control of Dynastic Politics". In Balázs Nagy; János M. Bak; Marcell Sebők (eds.). The Man of Many Devices, who Wandered Full Many Ways. Central European University Press. ISBN 963911667X. Retrieved October 25, 2012.

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