Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels
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Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels | |
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| Born | 10 or 12 June 1508 Oleśnica, Silesia |
| Died | November 28, 1531(1531年11月28日) (aged 23) Legnica |
| Noble family | Poděbrady |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Issue | Anna Maria, Duchess of Württemberg Sabina, Electress of Brandenburg |
| Father | Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels |
| Mother | Anna of Sagan |
Hedwig of Munsterberg-Oels (Czech: Hedvika Minstrberská; 10/12 June 1508, Oleśnica – 28 November 1531, Legnica) was born Duchess of Münsterberg and Oleśnica and Countess of Kladsko and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach.
Hedwig was a daughter of Duke Charles I of Münsterberg-Oels, who was a grandson of the King George of Bohemia. Her mother was Anna of Sagan, a daughter of John II, the last Duke of Żagań (Sagan).
On 9 January 1525 Hedwig married George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach. She was George's second wife. The marriage produced two daughters:
- Anna Maria (1526–1589) married in 1544 Duke Christoph of Württemberg (1515–1568)
- Sabina (1529–1575) married in 1548 Elector Johann Georg of Brandenburg (1525–1598)
Hedwig died in Legnica (Liegnitz), where she was buried.
Ancestry
[edit ]| Ancestors of Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels |
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1. Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels 12. Jan I of Żagań 13. Scholastika of Saxe-Wittenberg 7. Catherine of Opava 15. Salomena z Častolovic |
References
[edit ]- Norbert Sack, Harald Stark et al.: Three Weddings ... and a schism - Margrave George the Pious and his time. Written for the special exhibition at the Plassenburg (17 May - 4 October 2009).
External links
[edit ]- Marek, Miroslav. "genealogy Podiebrad". Genealogy.EU.