Elizabeth of Görlitz
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Elisabeth | |
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John III, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing | |
House | House of Luxembourg |
Father | John of Görlitz |
Mother | Richardis Catherine of Mecklenburg |
Elisabeth of Görlitz (November 1390 - 2 August 1451)Duchess of Luxemburg from 1411 to 1443.
Life
Elisabeth was the only daughter and heiress of
Albert of Sweden
.
Reign
The Duchy of Luxemburg was mortgaged to Elisabeth by her uncle
King Sigismund of Hungary
, who later also became King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. He was unable to repay the loan, and subsequently left Elisabeth in control of the duchy.
Elizabeth's first marriage took place in
Antoine, Duke of Brabant.[1]
He defended her against three uprisings of the Luxemburgian nobility, until his death in 1415.
John III, Duke of Bavaria, was Elizabeth's second husband. He died in 1425, and they did not have any children. After his death, she became heavily indebted.
Deposition
In 1441, she made a treaty with
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy
, allowing him to immediately assume the administrative duties of Luxemburg and inherit the duchy upon her death. He agreed to this, but chose to launch a night attack on the territory two years later, taking immediate control. Elisabeth was subsequently expelled from Luxemburg by Philip's forces.
Issue
- William (2 June 1410 – 10 July 1410, Brussels)
- unknown (1413)
Further reading
- Joseph Calmette. Die großen Herzöge von Burgund. ISBN 3-424-01312-9
- Michael Erbe. Belgien – Niederlande – Luxemburg – Geschichte des niederländischen Raumes. ISBN 3-17-010976-6
- Jörg K. Hoensch. Die Luxemburger – Eine spätmittelalterliche Dynastie gesamteuropäischer Bedeutung 1308–1437. Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-17-015159-2
- Jörg K. Hoensch. Kaiser Sigismund – Herrscher an der Schwelle zur Neuzeit 1368–1437. C. H. Beck, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-406-41119-3
- Walter Kaemmerer (1959), "Elisabeth von Görlitz", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 4, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 445; (full text online)
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References
- ^ a b "Elizabeth of Gorlitz (c. 1380–c. 1444) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.