Elisabeth of Austria (1526-1545)

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Elisabeth of Austria

Elisabeth of Austria (July 9, 1526 - June 15, 1545) was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary. On May 5, 1543 she was married to King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland and Lithuania, who was her paternal first cousin. She died young however, without producing an heir. Sigismund married twice more, including to Elisabeth's sister, Catharine of Austria, but never had any (legitimate) children.

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  • Elisabeth of Habsburg

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