Margaret of Saxony (1449–1501)

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Margaret of Saxony (1449–1501)

Electress of Brandenburg . Born in 1449; died on July 13, 1501; daughter of William III the Brave of Saxony (b. 1425), duke of Luxemburg, and Anne of Austria (1432–1462); married John Cicero (1455–1499), elector of Brandenburg (r. 1486–1499), on August 25, 1476; children: Joachim I Nestor (1484–1535), elector of Brandenburg (r. 1499–1535); Anna of Brandenburg (1487–1514); Ursula of Brandenburg (1488–1510).

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