Margaret of Brandenburg (1453-1509)
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Margaret of Brandenburg (18 April 1453 – 27 April 1509, Hof) was a princess of Brandenburg by birth and abbess
of the Poor Clares monastery at Hof from 1476 to 1490.
(1431–1457).
She was initially intended for the monastic life. After her mother's death, however, Margaret was betrothed to Count Palatine Kaspar
of Zweibrücken. But then Margaret fell dangerously ill and decided to dissolve her betrothal and become a nun after all. Her younger half-sister Amalie
was then betrothed to Kasper and married him in 1478.
In 1476, Margaret succeeded Catherine of Kotzau as abbess
of the Poor Clares monastery at Hof. In 1490, she abdicated and was succeeded by Agnes of Hirschberg. She spent the rest of her life in the monastery as a nun. She owned som land and in 1499, she created an urbarium
.
Abbess
An abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....
of the Poor Clares monastery at Hof from 1476 to 1490.
Life
Margaret was the third daughter of the Elector Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg of Brandenburg (1414–1486) from his first marriage to Margaret of BadenMargaret of Baden
Margaret of Baden was a Margravine of Baden by birth and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Kulmbach. She was the daughter of Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and his wife Catherine of Lorraine....
(1431–1457).
She was initially intended for the monastic life. After her mother's death, however, Margaret was betrothed to Count Palatine Kaspar
Kaspar, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Kaspar, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and Veldenz was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1489 to 1490. He was the son of Louis I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and Johanna of Croÿ. In 1478 in Zweibrücken he married Amalie of Brandenburg , daughter of Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg. Amalie...
of Zweibrücken. But then Margaret fell dangerously ill and decided to dissolve her betrothal and become a nun after all. Her younger half-sister Amalie
Amalie of Brandenburg
Amalie of Brandenburg was Princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage Countess Palatine and Duchess of Zweibrücken and Veldenz.- Life :...
was then betrothed to Kasper and married him in 1478.
In 1476, Margaret succeeded Catherine of Kotzau as abbess
Abbess
An abbess is the female superior, or mother superior, of a community of nuns, often an abbey....
of the Poor Clares monastery at Hof. In 1490, she abdicated and was succeeded by Agnes of Hirschberg. She spent the rest of her life in the monastery as a nun. She owned som land and in 1499, she created an urbarium
Urbarium
Urbarium is a term that means a register of fief ownership and includes the rights and benefits that the fief holder has over his serfs and peasants. It is an important economic and legal source of medieval and early modern feudalism.Urbarium were also used to record land rent and stock...
.