| Elisabeth of Austria | ||
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| Parents | Ferdinand I, Anna Jagiellon |
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| Consort | Sigismund II Augustus | |
| Children | none | |
| Date of Birth | July 9, 1526 | |
| Place of Birth | Linz | |
| Date of Death | June 15, 1545 | |
| Place of Death | Vilnius | |
Elisabeth of Austria (July 9, 1526 - June 15, 1545), was a member of the House of Habsburg, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania and the consort of King Sigismund II Augustus. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Poland, or at least its nucleus was ruled at various times either by książęta (Dukes(ca For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund II Augustus I (Zygmunt II August
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Elisabeth was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor ( Alcalá de Henares (near Madrid) Kingdom of Castile (now Spain) 10 March 1503 &ndash Anna Queen of Bohemia and Hungary, also sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica ( Buda (now Budapest) Hungary, July 23, 1503 On May 5, 1543 she was married to King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland and Lithuania, who was her paternal first cousin. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund II Augustus I (Zygmunt II August Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the She died young however, without producing an heir and was interred in the Cathedral of Vilnius. Vilnius Cathedral (Vilniaus Šv Stanislovo ir Šv Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika is the main Roman Catholic Cathedral of Lithuania. Sigismund married twice more, first to Barbara Radziwill (by whom he had no children), and including to Elisabeth's sister, Catharine of Austria (his 3rd wife), but never had any (legitimate) children. Biography Barbara was the daughter of a powerful Magnate of the Radziwiłł family Castellan, Voivode and Hetman of the Biography Catherine was one of the fifteen children of Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary.
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The coffin of Elisabeth of Austria in the Vilnius Cathedral |
Her quarrel with Queen Bona Sforza over the Parmesan cheese is commonly known in Poland. Mary, called Mary the Rich ( 13 February, 1457 &ndash Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor ( Alcalá de Henares (near Madrid) Kingdom of Castile (now Spain) 10 March 1503 &ndash Ferdinand II of Aragon the Catholic (Fernando II de Aragón y V de Castilla "el Católico" Ferran II d'Aragó "el Catòlic" Ferrando II d'Aragón Casimir IV Jagiellon (Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk; Kazimieras Jogailaitis Kazimir Jahajłavič 30 November 1427 &ndash Biography Elisabeth was the daughter of Albert II of Germany (1397-1439 and his wife Elisabeth (1409-42 heiress of Bohemia. Anna Queen of Bohemia and Hungary, also sometimes known as Anna Jagellonica ( Buda (now Budapest) Hungary, July 23, 1503 Gaston de Foix, (died 1500 Earl of Kendal and Count of Benauges was a French of high nobility in last decades of Middle Ages Anna of Foix (1484 &ndash Buda, Hungary, 26 July 1506) was the Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia. Catherine de Foix (c 1455 &ndash died before 1494 was a French noblewoman Vilnius Cathedral (Vilniaus Šv Stanislovo ir Šv Vladislovo arkikatedra bazilika is the main Roman Catholic Cathedral of Lithuania. Biography Bona was born in Vigevano, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Naples. Parmigiano-Reggiano is a hard fat Granular cheese, cooked but not pressed named after the producing areas of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena,
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Elisabeth of Austria (1526-1545)
Born: 9 July 1526 Died: 15 June 1545 |
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| Preceded by Bona Sforza |
Queen of Poland 1543-1545 |
Succeeded by Barbara Radziwiłł |