Elisabeth of Austria (1526-1545)
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| Elisabeth of Austria | ||
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| Parents | Ferdinand I, Anna Jagiellon |
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| Consort | Sigismund II Augustus | |
| Children | none | |
| Date of Birth | July 9, 1526 | |
| Place of Birth | Linz | |
| Date of Death | June 15, 1545 | |
| Place of Death | Vilnius | |
- For other women named Elisabeth of Austria, please see Elisabeth of Austria (disambiguation).
Elisabeth of Austria (July 9, 1526 - June 15, 1545), was a member of the House of Habsburg, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania and the consort of King Sigismund II Augustus.
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[edit] Biography
Elisabeth was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. On May 5, 1543 she was married to King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland and Lithuania, who was her paternal first cousin. She died young however, without producing an heir and was interred in the Cathedral of Vilnius. Sigismund married twice more, first to Barbara Radziwill (by whom he had no children), and including to Elisabeth's sister, Catharine of Austria (his 3rd wife), but never had any (legitimate) children.
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 The coffin of Elisabeth of Austria in the Vilnius Cathedral |
[edit] Trivia
Her quarrel with Queen Bona Sforza over the Parmesan cheese is commonly known in Poland.
[edit] References
- (Polish Wikipedia) pl:Zygmunt_II_August
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Elisabeth of Austria (1526-1545)
Born: 9 July 1526 Died: 15 June 1545 |
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| Preceded by Bona Sforza |
Queen of Poland 1543-1545 |
Succeeded by Barbara Radziwiłł |
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