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Elisabeth of Nuremberg
Electress Palatine of the Rhine
Queen of the Romans


Elisabeth and her husband, Rupert of Germany
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- Zweibrucken
Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach
Father Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg
Mother Elisabeth of Meissen
Born 1358

Died 26 July 1409 (aged 51)

Elisabeth of Nuremberg (1358- 26 July 1409) , 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 Palatine of the Rhine, and in 1400 she became Queen of the Romans.

Marriage and children

She was born in 1358, and on 27 June 1374 married Rupert, then heir to the Elector Palatine, Rupert II. Elisabeth became Electress Palatine 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 had preceded him in death by a little over a year on 26 July 1409.

Elisabeth and Rupert had nine children, six sons and three daughters, who survived to adulthood:

  1. Rupert Pipan (20 February 1375, Amberg – 25 January 1397, Amberg).
  2. Margaret (1376 – 27 August 1434, Nancy), married in 1394 to Charles II, Duke of Lorraine.
  3. Frederick (ca. 1377, Amberg – 7 March 1401, Amberg).
  4. Louis (23 January 1378 – 30 December 1436, Heidelberg).
  5. Agnes (1379 – 1401, Heidelberg), married in Heidelberg shortly before March 1400 to Duke Adolf of Kleve.
  6. Elisabeth (27 October 1381 – 31 December 1408, Innsbruck), married in Innsbruck 24 December 1407 to Duke Frederick IV of Austria.
  7. John (1383, Neunburg vorm Wald – 13–14 March 1443).
  8. Stephen (23 June 1385 – 14 February 1459, Simmern).
  9. Otto (24 August 1390, Mosbach – 5 July 1461).
Preceded by
Sofia of Bavaria German Queen
1400-1410 Succeeded by
Barbara of Celje
Preceded by
Beatrice of Berg Electress Palatine
1398 – 1410 Succeeded by
Matilda of Savoy
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