Susanna of Bavaria
Margravine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Countess Palatine of Neuburg
Portrait by Barthel Beham
Born2 April 1502
Munich
Died23 April 1543 (aged 41)
Neuburg an der Donau
SpouseCasimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1518–1527)
Otto Henry, Elector Palatine (1529–1543)
IssueMarie 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
HouseHouse of Wittelsbach
FatherAlbert IV, Duke of Bavaria
MotherKunigunde 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:

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.[1] She was 41 years old. She never became Electress Palatine, since she died before her second husband acquired the electoral dignity.

Ancestors

Susanna's ancestors in three generations
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

  1. ^ 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 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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