Elisabeth of Nuremberg | |
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Electress of the Palatinate Queen of the Romans |
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Elisabeth and her husband, Rupert of Germany
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Born | 1358 |
Died | 26 July 1411 (aged 53) |
Spouse | Rupert of Germany, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, King of the Romans |
Issue | Rupert Pipan Margaret of the Palatinate Frederick of the Palatinate Louis III, Count Palatine of the Rhine Agnes of the Palatinate Elisabeth of the Palatinate John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt Stefan, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach |
House | Hohenzollern |
Father | Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg |
Mother | Elisabeth of Meissen |
Elisabeth of Nuremberg (1358 – 26 July 1411) was the daughter of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg and Elisabeth of Meissen. She was a member of the House of Hohenzollern, and the wife of Rupert of Germany. In 1398, she became the Electress of the Palatinate of the Rhine, and in 1400 she became Queen of the Romans.
She was born in 1358, and on 27 June 1374 married Rupert, then heir to the Elector Palatine, Rupert II. Elisabeth became Electress of the Palatinate when Rupert succeeded to his father's estate 6 January 1398, and Queen of the Romans when Rupert was elected King of the Romans on 21 August 1400. Rupert died on 18 May 1410; Elisabeth died a little over a year later on 26 July 1411.
Elisabeth and Rupert had nine children, six sons and three daughters, who survived to adulthood: