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Hedwig of Münsterberg Oels

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Noble family
  
House of Podebrady

Mother
  
Anna of Sagan

Name
  
Hedwig Munsterberg-Oels


Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels Hedwig of MnsterbergOels de Podiebrad Princessin von Schlesien

Spouse(s)
  
George of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

Father
  
Charles I, Duke of Munsterberg-Oels

Died
  
November 28, 1531(1531-11-28) (aged 23) Legnica

Hedwig of Munsterberg-Oels (Czech: Hedvika Minstrberská; 10/12 June 1508, Oleśnica – 28 November 1531, Legnica) was born Duchess of Münsterberg and Oleśnica and Countess of Kladsko and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach.

Hedwig was a daughter of Duke Charles I of Münsterberg-Oels, who was a grandson of the King George of Bohemia. Her mother was Anna of Sagan, a daughter of John II, the last Duke of Żagań (Sagan).

On 9 January 1525 Hedwig married Margrave George of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach. She was George's second wife. The marriage produced two daughters:

  • Anna Maria (1526–1589) married in 1544 Duke Christoph of Württemberg (1515–1568)
  • Sabina (1529–1575) married in 1548 Elector Johann Georg of Brandenburg (1525–1598)

    • Hedwig died in Legnica (Liegnitz), where she was buried.

    References

    Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels Wikipedia
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