Princess Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen
24 August 1510–25 May 1558 (Age 47)
Cölln, Kreis Bautzen, Saxony, Germany
The Life Summary of Elisabeth
When Princess Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen was born on 24 August 1510, in Cölln, Kreis Bautzen, Saxony, Germany, her father, Joachim I Nestor Elector of Brandenburg, and of Germany, was 26 and her mother, Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, was 25. She married Count Poppe XVII von Henneberg on 30 May 1546. She died on 25 May 1558, in Ilmenau, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany, at the age of 47, and was buried in Schleusingen, Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany.
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Family Time Line
Spouse and Children
1470–1540Male
Children
(4)
1526–1566Female
1528–1584Male
1532–1568Female
1534–1559Female
Parents and Siblings
1485–1555Female
Siblings
(7)
1505–1571Male
1507–1567Female
1511–1577Female
1505–Male
+2 More Children
Name Meaning
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- Elisabeth von Brandenburg, "Find A Grave Index"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elisabeth Brandenburg Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg;Princess -
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