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'''Barbara of Brandenburg''' (30 May 1464 – 4 September 1515) was |
'''Barbara of Brandenburg''' (30 May 1464 – 4 September 1515), was a German noblewoman member of the [[House of Hohenzollern]], by birth [[Margravine of Brandenburg]] and by her two marriages [[Duchess of Głogów]] and [[Queen of Bohemia]]. |
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She was born in [[Ansbach]] as the tenth of the nineteen children of [[Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg|Albrecht III Achilles, Margrave and since 1471 Elector of Brandenburg]]; however she was the fourth child born from his second marriage to [[Anna of Saxony, Electress of Brandenburg|Anna of Saxony]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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In [[Berlin]] on 11 October 1472, eight-years-old Barbara married Duke [[Henry XI of Głogów]], around thirty years her senior. In the the marriage contract was stipulated that, in case of the Duke's death without issue, all his lands were passed to his wife, with reversion to her family. Four years later, on 22 February 1476, Hendy IX died suddenly, probably poisoned by Brandenburg agents. This death leave the twelve-years-old Barbara as the sovereign Duchess of Głogów, but a long succession war erupted. Henry IX's closest male relative, his cousin [[Jan II the Mad]], former Duke of Żagań, claimed the whole inheritance, but he had to faced not only the pretentions of the Elector of Brandenburg but also the intervention of Kings [[Matthias Corvinus|Matthias Corvinus of Hungary]] and [[Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary|Vladislav II of Bohemia]]. |
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In [[Berlin]] on 11 October 1472, Barbara married [[Henry XI of Głogów]]; Barbara was eight at the time of the marriage. They were married for four years before Henry died in 1476, childless. |
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At the end of succession dispute, Barbara -who counted with the support of the Głogów states-, after the violent dispute with Jan II the Mad, finally obtained the [[Duchy of Crossen]], with the towns of [[Bobrowice, Krosno Odrzańskie County|Bobrowice]], [[Sulechów]] and [[Lubsko]] pledged to the Electorate of Brandenburg against Barbara's dowry, a sum of 50,000 florins. |
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In the same year, Barbara married the future [[King of Bohemia]] and [[King of Hungary|Hungary]]; [[Vladislaus II of Hungary|Vladislaus]]. They were married in [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt]], the bride was twelve and the groom was twenty. |
In the same year, Barbara married the future [[King of Bohemia]] and [[King of Hungary|Hungary]]; [[Vladislaus II of Hungary|Vladislaus]]. They were married in [[Frankfurt an der Oder|Frankfurt]], the bride was twelve and the groom was twenty. |
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Revision as of 03:47, 16 July 2013
| Barbara of Brandenburg | |
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| Queen consort of Hungary | |
| Reign | 1471–1500 |
| Queen consort of Bohemia | |
| Reign | 1471–1500 |
| Born | 30 May 1464 |
| Died | 4 September 1515 |
| House | House of Hohenzollern |
| Father | Albrecht III, Elector of Brandenburg |
| Mother | Anna of Saxony |
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Barbara of Brandenburg (30 May 1464 – 4 September 1515), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Hohenzollern, by birth Margravine of Brandenburg and by her two marriages Duchess of Głogów and Queen of Bohemia.
She was born in Ansbach as the tenth of the nineteen children of Albrecht III Achilles, Margrave and since 1471 Elector of Brandenburg; however she was the fourth child born from his second marriage to Anna of Saxony.
Biography
In Berlin on 11 October 1472, eight-years-old Barbara married Duke Henry XI of Głogów, around thirty years her senior. In the the marriage contract was stipulated that, in case of the Duke's death without issue, all his lands were passed to his wife, with reversion to her family. Four years later, on 22 February 1476, Hendy IX died suddenly, probably poisoned by Brandenburg agents. This death leave the twelve-years-old Barbara as the sovereign Duchess of Głogów, but a long succession war erupted. Henry IX's closest male relative, his cousin Jan II the Mad, former Duke of Żagań, claimed the whole inheritance, but he had to faced not only the pretentions of the Elector of Brandenburg but also the intervention of Kings Matthias Corvinus of Hungary and Vladislav II of Bohemia.
At the end of succession dispute, Barbara -who counted with the support of the Głogów states-, after the violent dispute with Jan II the Mad, finally obtained the Duchy of Crossen, with the towns of Bobrowice, Sulechów and Lubsko pledged to the Electorate of Brandenburg against Barbara's dowry, a sum of 50,000 florins.
In the same year, Barbara married the future King of Bohemia and Hungary; Vladislaus. They were married in Frankfurt, the bride was twelve and the groom was twenty.
Vladislaus was proposed for the Bohemian throne by the widow of the previous king, George of Podebrady, and was crowned with Barbara as the King and Queen of Bohemia on 22 August 1471. They were crowned as King and Queen of Hungary on 18 September 1490, in succession to Matthias Corvinus, who had also claimed the Bohemian throne. No regnal number was used by Vladislaus at the time, but works of reference retrospectively assigned him various ordinals for each of his kingdoms. The most usual number is II, though he was also the seventh Ladislas (VII) on the Hungarian throne and the fifth Vladislav (V) on the Bohemian throne.
The marriage was childless; Vladislaus had no legitimate children. Desperate for an heir, Vladislaus divorced Barbara, he married again to Matthias' widow, Beatrice of Naples. After her death, Vladislaus married Anne de Foix who gave birth to Vladislaus' only legitimate children, Louis II of Hungary and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary.