Name Elisabeth Lorraine | ||
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Died 1635, Braunau am Inn, Austria Parents Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, Claude of France Grandparents Catherine de' Medici, Henry II of France, Christina of Denmark, Francis I, Duke of Lorraine Similar People Renata of Lorraine, Maximilian I - Elector of Bavaria, Charles III - Duke of Lorraine, Claude of France, William V - Duke of Bavaria | ||
Elisabeth of Lorraine (9 October 1574 – 4 January 1635), was a Duchess and an Electress consort of Bavaria.
She was a daughter of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine in his marriage to Claude of Valois. On 9 February 1595, in Nancy, she married her cousin Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria. Their marriage was childless due to Elisabeth's sterility, which was a cause of suffering. Her relationship to her spouse was, however, otherwise described as good and harmonious. Elisabeth is described as a very devout Catholic, who spent a lot of her time to her religious duties, and became known for her ascetic life style. As newly married, she was seen as vivid and jolly, but she became more melancholic and depressive by age. Maximilian gave no political influence or tasks to Elisabeth, but she spent a great deal of effort on charity. She died after a long period of illness.
Maximilian married again only a few months after her death.