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Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen
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Elisabeth of Brandenburg (24 August 1510 – 25 May 1558) was a Duchess consort of Brunswick-Göttingen-Calenberg by marriage to Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Regent of the Duchy of Brunswick-Göttingen-Calenberg during the minority of her son, Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from 1540 until 1545. She is considered a "Reformation Princess", who, together with the Hessian reformer Anton Corvinus, helped the Reformation prevail in today's South Lower Saxony.
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Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen | |
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![]() Elisabeth, woodcut around 1542 | |
Duchess consort of Brunswick-Göttingen-Calenberg | |
Tenure | 1525 – 30 July 1540 |
Born | 24 August 1510 probably Cölln |
Died | 25 May 1558(1558-05-25) (aged 47) Ilmenau |
Buried | St. John's Church in Schleusingen |
Noble family | House of Hohenzollern |
Spouse(s) | Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Poppo XII of Henneberg |
Issue | Elisabeth Eric II Anna Maria Katharina |
Father | Joachim I, Elector of Brandenburg |
Mother | Elisabeth of Denmark |
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