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Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482) was a princess and major patroness of the literary arts in the 15th century. [1] Born to Ludwig III, Elector Palatine and Matilda of Savoy, she was married by the age of 15 to Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach. [1] Five children came out of the marriage, but by age 31 she became a widow.
- 1482 (aged 63–64)
- Matilda of Savoy
Mechthild, countess of the Palatinate (in southwestern Germany) and archduchess of Austria, was one of the great patrons of the German humanist movement. She commissioned the translation of classical Latin texts and the literary and philosophical works of Italian Renaissance authors such as Petrarch, Bruni, and Boccaccio.
Palatinate, in German history, the lands of the count palatine, a title held by a leading secular prince of the Holy Roman Empire. Geographically, the Palatinate was divided between two small territorial clusters: the Rhenish, or Lower, Palatinate and the Upper Palatinate.
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Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482) was a princess and major patroness of the literary arts in the 15th century. Born to Ludwig III, Elector Palatine , she was married by the age of 15 to Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach .
Mar 28, 2021 · Category:Mathilde of Palatinate - Wikimedia Commons. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Deutsch: Mechthild von der Pfalz (* 7. März 1419 im Heidelberger Schloss; † 22. August 1482 daselbst) war eine kurpfälzische Prinzessin, sowie durch Ehe Gräfin von Württemberg und Erzherzogin von Österreich. Subcategories.
1424 births. 1449 deaths. 15th-century Prince-electors of the Palatinate. Nobility from Heidelberg. Imperial vicars. House of Wittelsbach. Medieval child monarchs. Burials at the Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg. 15th-century people from the Holy Roman Empire.
Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482) was a princess and major patroness of the literary arts in the 15th century. [1] Born to Ludwig III, Elector Palatine and Matilda of Savoy , she was married by the age of 15 to Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach .
