Sibylle of Saxony

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Sibylle of Saxony
Princess Sibylle of Saxony, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg, painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg
Tenure1543–1571
1574–1581
Born(1515-05-02)2 May 1515
Freiberg
Died18 July 1592(1592-07-18) (aged 77)
Buxtehude
Burial
Ratzeburg
SpouseFrancis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
HouseHouse of Wettin
FatherHenry IV, Duke of Saxony
MotherCatherine of Mecklenburg
ReligionLutheranism

Sibylle of Saxony (2 May 1515 in Freiberg – 18 July 1592 in Buxtehude) was a Saxon princess of the Albertine line of House of Wettin and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg.

Life

Sibylle was the eldest child of the Duke Henry IV of Saxony (1473–1541) from his marriage to Catherine of Mecklenburg (1487–1561), daughter of the Duke Magnus II of Mecklenburg.

She married on 8 February 1540 in Dresden Duke Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg (1510–1581). This relationship turned out to be important for Sibylle's brother Maurice during the Schmalkaldic War. The marriage proved unhappy and Francis accused Sibylle of vindictive and unloving acts[1] In later years, Sibylle and Francis reconciled again. In 1552, Sibylle asked her brother Maurice to financially assist her husband, so he could redeem some goods and villages from Lübeck.[2]

In 1588, the Duchess played a prominent role in the affair of her son Maurice, who lived in Buxtehude in the Altkloster [nds] Abbot's House since 1585/86, with Adam von Tschammer's wife Gisela against whom she initiated a trial witchcraft.

Sibylle died in 1592 in Buxtehude and was buried in the Cathedral of Ratzeburg.

Offspring

From her marriage to Francis, Sibylle had the following children:

Ancestors

Family of Sibylle of Saxony
16. Frederick I of Saxony (1370–1428)
8. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412–1464)
17. Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1395–1442)
4. Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443–1500)
18. Ernest of Austria (1377–1424)
9. Margaret of Austria (1416–1486)
19. Cymburgis of Masovia (1394/97-1429)
2. Henry IV of Saxony (1473–1541)
20. Victor of Kunštát and Poděbrady (1403–1427)
10. George of Poděbrady (1420–1471)
21. Anna of Wartenberg (1403-1427)
5. Sidonie of Poděbrady (1449–1510)
22. Adlige Smil of Sternberg (-1431)
11. Kunigunde of Sternberg (1425–1449)
23. Barbara of Pardubitz (-1433)
1. Sibylle of Saxony (1515-1592)
24. John IV of Mecklenburg (1370–1422)
12. Henry IV, Duke of Mecklenburg (1417–1477)
25. Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1400-1450)
6. Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg (1441–1503)
26. Frederick I of Brandenburg (1371–1440)
13. Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg (1420–1491)
27. Elisabeth of Bavaria (1383–1442)
3. Catherine of Mecklenburg (1487–1561)
28. Wartislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast (1400–1457)
14. Eric II, Duke of Pomerania (1425–1474)
29. Sophia of Saxe-Lauenburg-Ratzeburg (-1462)
7. Sophie of Pomerania-Stettin (1460–1504)
30. Bogislaw IX, Duke of Pomerania-Stolp
15. Sophie of Pomerania-Stolp
31. Maria of Masovia

References

External links

Footnotes

  1. ^ Johann Samuel Ersch" General Encyclopedia of the sciences and arts in alphabetical order, p. 60
  2. ^ Johannes Herrmann, Günther Wartenberg, Christian Winter Political correspondence of the Duke and Elector Maurice of Saxony, Volume 5, p. 778
German nobility
Preceded by Duchess consort of Saxe-Lauenburg
1543–1571 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Duchess consort of Saxe-Lauenburg
1574–1581 		Succeeded by

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