Cecilia of Brandenburg
Cecilia of Brandenburg | |
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| Born | c. 1405 |
| Died | 4 January 1449 |
| Buried | Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut |
Cecilia of Brandenburg (c. 1405 – 4 January 1449) was a princess of
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
.
Life
Cecilia was the daughter of Elector
Albrecht III Achilles
.
She married on 30 May 1423 in
Frederick II of Brunswick-Lüneburg
. Both couples had been engaged on 3 March 1420.
William and his brother
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, while William had to make do with the Principality of Calenberg
.
Cecilia died on 4 January 1449 and was buried in Brunswick Cathedral[1]
Issue
From her marriage with William, Cecilia had two sons:
- Frederick III "the Restless"(1424–1495), Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg
- married firstly in 1463 Princess Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (1415–1474)
- married secondly 1483 Margaret Countess of Rietberg (died: 1533 or 1535)
- William IV "the Younger" (1425–1503), Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
- married in 1444 Countess Elisabeth of Stolberg-Wernigerode (died: 1520 or 1521)
References and sources
- Wilhelm Havemann: Geschichte der Lande Braunschweig und Lüneburg, Dieterich, 1853, pp. 667 ff.
Footnotes
- ^ F. A. W. Dünnemann: Stammbuch der brandenburgisch-preussischen regenten; oder, Genealogische darstellung der regentenfolge zu Brandenburg: seit dem entstehen der mark bis auf gegewärtige zeit ..., Nauck, 1831, pp. 84
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