| Susanna of Bavaria | |
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| Margravine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach Countess Palatine of Neuburg | |
.jpg) Portrait by Barthel Beham | |
| Born | 2 April 1502 Munich |
| Died | 23 April 1543 (aged 41) Neuburg an der Donau |
| Spouse | Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1518–1527) Otto Henry, Elector Palatine (1529–1543) |
| Issue | Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Electress Palatine Catherine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach Albert II Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach Kunigunde of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Margravine of Baden-Durlach Frederick of Brandenburg-Kulmbach |
| House | House of Wittelsbach |
| Father | Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria |
| Mother | Kunigunde of Austria |
Susanna of Bavaria (2 April 1502 – 23 April 1543) was a German noblewoman. Born in Munich, she was the daughter of Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, and Kunigunde of Austria, herself the daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal. Her paternal grandparents were Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, and Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck.
Biography
Susanna married Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, in 1518. On 14 October 1519, she gave birth to her first child, Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Via this daughter, Susanna became an ancestress of King George I of Great Britain and the House of Hanover. Susanna and Casimir had five children:
- Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, married Elector Palatine Frederick (1519–1576) in 1537. They were the parents of Louis VI, Elector Palatine
- Catherine (1520–1521)
- Albert II Alcibiades (1522–1557); Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
- Kunigunde (1524–1558), married in 1551 Charles II of Baden-Durlach (1529–1577)
- Frederick (1525-1525)
After Casimir's death in 1527, Susanna married Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Neuburg, on 16 October 1529. This second marriage produced no children.
Susanna died on 23 April 1543 in Neuburg an der Donau. She was 41 years old. She never became Electress Palatine, since she died before her second husband acquired the electoral dignity.
Ancestors
| Susanna of Bavaria | Father: Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria |
Paternal Grandfather: Albert III, Duke of Bavaria |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Ernest, Duke of Bavaria |
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti | |||
| Paternal Grandmother: Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen | ||
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen | |||
| Mother: Kunigunde of Austria |
Maternal Grandfather: Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Ernest, Duke of Austria | |
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Cymburgis of Masovia | |||
| Maternal Grandmother: Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Edward of Portugal | ||
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Leonor of Aragon |
References
- Schreiber, KH. "Otto Heinrich". Genealogie Mittelalter (in German). self. Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
| Susanna of Bavaria House of WittelsbachBorn: 2 April 1502 Died: 23 April 1543 | ||
| German nobility | ||
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| VacantTitle last held bySophia of Poland | Margravine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach 25 August 1518 - 21 September 1527 |
VacantTitle next held byElisabeth of Brandenburg-Küstrin |
| New title | Countess Palatine of Neuberg 16 October 1529 - 23 April 1543 |
VacantTitle next held byAnna of Hesse |
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| also Princess of Bavaria | |