Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony

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Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony, was a 15th-century Habsburg princess who became Electress through marriage to Ernest of Saxony and played a notable role in the dynastic politics of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Margaret of Austria 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Electress consort of Saxony
Habsburg princess
noblewoman
burialPlace Augustinian Church, Altenburg NERFINISHED
continent Europe
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Austria NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1416
dateOfDeath 1486
era 15th century
father Albert V, Duke of Austria NERFINISHED
givenName Margaret
livedIn Duchy of Austria NERFINISHED
Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg NERFINISHED
House of Habsburg-Lorraine NERFINISHED
mother Elizabeth of Luxembourg NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Archduchess of Austria NERFINISHED
Electress of Saxony NERFINISHED
notableFor influence in Saxon and imperial succession politics
strengthening ties between the House of Habsburg and the House of Wettin
participatedIn dynastic politics of the Holy Roman Empire
partOf Holy Roman Empire
placeOfBirth Vienna
placeOfDeath Altenburg NERFINISHED
positionHeld Electress of Saxony NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender female
sibling Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia NERFINISHED
Ladislaus the Posthumous NERFINISHED
spouse Ernest, Elector of Saxony NERFINISHED
Ernest, Elector of Saxony (House of Wettin) NERFINISHED

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Albert, Duke of Saxony mother Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony
Ernest, Elector of Saxony mother Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony
Henry (VII) of Germany spouse Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony
this entity surface form: Margaret of Austria
Treaty of Arras (1482) stipulatedMarriage Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony
this entity surface form: Margaret of Austria