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Elisabeth of Brandenburg (24 August 1510 – 25 May 1558) was a Duchess consort of Brunswick-Göttingen-Calenberg by marriage to Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Regent of the Duchy of Brunswick-Göttingen-Calenberg during the minority of her son, Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from 1540 until 1545.
Elisabeth of Brandenburg was a Duchess consort of Brunswick-Göttingen-Calenberg by marriage to Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Regent of the Duchy of Brunswick-Göttingen-Calenberg during the minority of her son, Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from 1540 until 1545.
Elisabeth had a strong ally in Elector John Frederick I of Saxony. When Eric I died on 30 July 1540, he helped her become co-regent of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen, together with Philip I of Hesse, despite fierce resistance from Duke Henry II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. She and Philip were regents for five years; she used this opportunity to ...
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Elisabeth of Brandenburg may refer to: Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Landgravine of Thuringia (1206–1231), wife of Henry Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia; Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brzeg-Legnica and Cieszyn (1403–1449), wife firstly of Louis II of Brieg and later Wenceslaus I, Duke of Cieszyn
Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen. Gender: Female. Life Dates: 24 August 1510 – 25 May 1558. Types: German. Reformer, religious. Society or High Rank. persons with degrees of separation from Elizabeth, Duchess of Brunswick. Explore Radial Graph. Display Publication Bar Graph. Biographies (3 Total)
Dec 14, 2006 · Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg; 16th-century portrait paintings in Germany; 16th-century portrait paintings of members of the House of Hohenzollern; 16th-century portrait paintings of standing women at three-quarter length; 16th-century portrait paintings with ruffs (female) 16th-century tempera portraits of women
Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen +. Elisabeth von Brandenburg was born 24 August 1510 in Berlin, Germany to Joachim I. Nestor von Brandenburg (1484-1535) and Elisabeth of Denmark (1485-1555) and died 27 May 1558 Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany of unspecified causes.
