Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg
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Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg (died: 18 April 1426) was a member of the House of Ascania and the wife of Duke Frederick I of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a German antiking.
Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg was the daughter of Duke Wenceslas I
of Saxe-Wittenberg
, Duke of Lüneburg and Elector of Saxony and his wife Cecilia of Carrara.
In 1386 she married with Duke Frederick I of Brunswick-Lüneburg. They had two daughters. In 1400 Frederick was elected King of the Germans. This election, however, was not recognized by three of the electors. Frederick was murdered on the way home, a month after the election.
Anna's second marriage was with Landgrave Balthasar of Thuringia
, Margrave of Meissen. This marriage remained childless.
Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg was the daughter of Duke Wenceslas I
Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg
Wenceslas I, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg from the House of Ascania ruled from 1370 to 1388 and was a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire as well as Prince of Lüneburg. He was the son of Rudolf I and his 3rd wife, Agnes of Lindow.- Life :In 1370 Wenceslas succeeded his brother Rudolf II...
of Saxe-Wittenberg
Saxe-Wittenberg
The Duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg was a medieval duchy of the Holy Roman Empire centered at Wittenberg, which emerged after the dissolution of the stem duchy of Saxony. As the precursor of the Saxon Electorate, the Ascanian Wittenberg dukes prevailed in obtaining the Saxon electoral dignity.-Ascanian...
, Duke of Lüneburg and Elector of Saxony and his wife Cecilia of Carrara.
In 1386 she married with Duke Frederick I of Brunswick-Lüneburg. They had two daughters. In 1400 Frederick was elected King of the Germans. This election, however, was not recognized by three of the electors. Frederick was murdered on the way home, a month after the election.
Anna's second marriage was with Landgrave Balthasar of Thuringia
Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia
Landgrave Balthasar of Thuringia was Margrave of Meissen and Landgrave of Thuringia from the House of Wettin.- Life :Balthasar was the second son of Frederick the Serious...
, Margrave of Meissen. This marriage remained childless.
Issue
From her first marriage to Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg she had two daughters:- Catherine (died before 1439), married Henry XXIV, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
- Anna (1390-1432), married in 1410 Duke Frederick IV, Duke of Austria, "of the Empty Pockets"Frederick IV, Duke of AustriaFrederick IV, Duke of Further Austria , also known as Frederick of the Empty Pockets, was the Habsburg duke of Further Austria from 1402, and Count of Tyrol from 1406, until his death...
of Austira, a Tyrollean Count