Elisabeth, Duchess of Luxembourg

Elisabeth
Duchess of Luxembourg
Reign	1411–1443
Predecessor	Jobst
Successor	Philip I

Spouse	Antoine, Duke of Brabant John III, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing
House	House of Luxembourg
Father	John of Görlitz
Mother	Richardis Catherine of Sweden
Born	November 1390 Hořovice
Died	2 August 1451(1451-08-02) (aged 60) Trier

Elisabeth of Görlitz (November 1390 – 2 August 1451) was Duchess regnant of Luxembourg from 1411 to 1443.

Life

Elisabeth was the only daughter and heiress of John of Görlitz, the third son of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. He was Duke of Lusatia and Görlitz, and also Elector of Brandenburg for a brief period. Her mother, Richardis Catherine of Sweden, was the daughter of King Albert of Sweden.

The Duchy of Luxembourg was mortgaged to Elisabeth by her uncle the King Sigismund of Hungary, who later also became King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. He was unable to repay the loan, and subsequently left Elisabeth in control of the duchy.

Her first marriage took place in Brussels on 16 July 1409, to Antoine, Duke of Brabant. He defended her against three uprisings of the Luxembourg nobility, until his death in 1415. They had two children:

William (2 June 1410 – 10 July 1410, Brussels)
unknown (1412)

John of Bavaria was her second husband. He died in 1425, and they did not have any children. After his death, she became heavily indebted.

In 1441, she made a treaty with Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, allowing him to immediately assume the administrative duties of Luxembourg and inherit the duchy upon her death. He agreed to this, but chose to launch a night attack on the territory two years later, taking immediate control. Elisabeth was subsequently expelled from Luxembourg by Philip's forces.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Elisabeth, Duchess of Luxembourg

16. Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor

8. John I of Bohemia

17. Margaret of Brabant

4. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor

18. Wenceslaus II of Bohemia

9. Elisabeth of Bohemia

19. Judith of Habsburg

2. John of Görlitz

20. Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania

10. Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania

21. Elisabeth of Lindow-Ruppin

5. Elisabeth of Pomerania

22. Casimir III of Poland

11. Elisabeth of Poland

23. Aldona of Lithuania

1. Elisabeth, Duchess of Luxembourg

24. Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg

12. Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg

25. Anna of Saxe-Wittenberg

6. Albert, King of Sweden

26. Eric, Duke of Södermanland

13. Euphemia of Sweden

27. Ingeborg of Norway

3. Richardis Catherine of Mecklenburg

28. Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin

14. Otto I, Count of Schwerin

29. Richardis of Tecklenburg

7. Richardis of Schwerin

30. John III of Werle

15. Matilda of Werle

31. Matilda of Pomerania

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Regnal titles
Elisabeth, Duchess of Luxembourg House of Limburg Born: November 1390 Died: 2 August 1451
Preceded by Jobst	Duchess of Luxembourg 1411–1443 with Anthony (1411–1415) John II (1418–1425)	Succeeded by Philip I

Monarchs of Luxembourg

County of Luxemburg (963–1354)

Elder House of Luxembourg (963–1136)	Siegfried (963–998) Henry I (998–1026) Henry II (1026–1047) Giselbert (1047–1059) Conrad I (1059–1086) Henry III (1086–1096) William I (1096–1131) Conrad II (1131–1136)

House of Namur (1136–1189)	Henry IV (1136–1189)

House of Hohenstaufen (1196–1197)	Otto (1196–1197)

House of Namur (1197–1247)	Ermesinde (1197–1247), with Theobald (1197–1214), and then Waleran (1214–1226)

House of Limburg (1247–1354)	Henry V (1247–1281) Henry VI (1281–1288) Henry VII (1288–1313) John I (1313–1346) Charles I (1346–1353) Wenceslaus I (1353–1354)

Duchy of Luxembourg (1354–1794)

House of Limburg (1354–1443)	Wenceslaus I (1354–1383) Wenceslaus II (1383–1388) Jobst (1388–1411) Elisabeth (1411–1443) with Anthony (1411–1415), and then John II (1418–1425)

House of Valois-Burgundy (1443–1482)	Philip I (1443–1467) Charles II (1467–1477) Mary I (1477–1482) and Maximilian I (1477–1482)

House of Habsburg (1482–1700)	Philip II (1482–1506) Charles III (1506–1556) Philip III (1556–1598) Isabella Clara Eugenia (1598–1621) and Albert (1598–1621) Philip IV (1621–1665) Charles IV (1665–1700)

House of Bourbon (1700–1712)	Philip V (1700–1712)

House of Wittelsbach (1712–1713)	Maximilian II (1712–1713)

House of Habsburg (1713–1780)	Charles V (1713–1740) Mary II (1740–1780)

House of Habsburg-Lorraine (1780–1794)	Joseph (1780–1790) Leopold (1790–1792) Francis (1792–1794)

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (since 1815)

House of Orange-Nassau (1815–1890)	William I (1815–1840) William II (1840–1849) William III (1849–1890)

House of Nassau-Weilburg (since 1890)	Adolphe (1890–1905) William IV (1905–1912) Marie-Adélaïde (1912–1919) Charlotte (1919–1964) Jean (1964–2000) Henri (since 2000)