Margarethe
"Herzogin von Österreich-Austria, Krfürstin von Sachsen-Saxony"
Sachsen
formerly Österreich aka Habsburg, von Sachsen
Born about [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ernst (Habsburg) von Österreich
and Cymbarka (Piast) Mazowiecka
Sister of
Friedrich Habsburg, Albrecht (Habsburg) von Österreich and Katharina (Habsburg) von Österreich
Wife of
Friederich (Wettin) von Sachsen
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died in Altenburg, Kurfürstentum Sachsen, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Apr 2014
This page has been accessed 539 times.
Biography
- Margaretha von Österreich, Kurfürstin von Sachsen
- Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony
Margaret was born around 1416. She was the eldest surviving daughter of Ernest, duke of Austria, and his second wife Cymburgis of Masovia[1].
She married Friedrich II "der Sanftmütige", Elector of Saxony in Leipzig on 3 June 1431[1].
Margaret died at Altenburg on 12 December 1486 and was buried in the castle church[1].
Her place of birth is uncertain: according to Cawey she was born at Wiener Neustadt[1] (see also Sächsiche Biografie: Margaretha, Kurfürstin von Sachsen. Various Wikipedia pages indicate Innsbruck as her birthplace. The sources are not cited.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families. Austria, chap. 4 Dukes of Austria (Habsburg) Ernst von Habsburg. Online at Foundation for Medieval Genealogy Website (accessed 2017).
See also:
Sponsored Search
Is Margarethe your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of Margarethe's DNA have taken a DNA test.
No known carriers of Margarethe's DNA have taken a DNA test.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Margarethe is 21 degrees from John James Audubon, 25 degrees from Jacques-Yves Cousteau, 35 degrees from Gerald Durrell, 22 degrees from Dian Fossey, 24 degrees from Steve Irwin, 34 degrees from Ernest Just, 23 degrees from Ian Player, 17 degrees from Peter Scott, 34 degrees from Antoon van Hooff and 22 degrees from Marta Johnson on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
O > Österreich | S > Sachsen > Margarethe (Österreich) Sachsen