Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach
| Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach | |
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Epitaph for Elisabeth in the manuscript Memoriae posteritatique inclytae domus Wirtembergicae sacrum of 1583
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| Spouse(s) | Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach |
| Noble family | House of Hohenzollern |
| Father | Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
| Mother | Sophia of Poland |
| Born |
25 March 1494 Ansbach |
| Died | 31 May 1518 (aged 24) Pforzheim |
| Buried | Stiftskirche, Stuttgart |
Elizabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (25 March 1494 in Ansbach – 31 May 1518 in Pforzheim) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach by birth and by marriage Margravine of Baden.
Elizabeth was a daughter of Margrave Frederick "the Elder" of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1460-1536) from his marriage to Sophia of Poland (1464-1512), a daughter of King Casimir IV Jagiellon of Poland. She was a granddaughter of the powerful Elector Albert III Achilles of Brandenburg. They finally succeeded in 1515. Christopher I abdicated and his sons divided the Margraviate. The Margraviate would remain divided until 1771.
Elisabeth died in 1518 and was buried in the Stiftskirche, Stuttgart.
On 29 September 1510 she married Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach; they had the following children:
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