Margaret of Saxony (1469–1528)

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Margaret of Saxony (1469–1528)

Duchess of Brunswick . Name variations: Margaret of Saxony Wettin. Born on August 4, 1469; died on December 7, 1528; daughter of Ernest of Saxony (b.1441), elector of Saxony; sister of Christina of Saxony (1461–1521), queen of Norway and queen of Denmark; married Henry (1466–1532), duke of Brunswick (r. 1471–1532), on February 27, 1487; children: Otto III of Luneburg; Ernest the Pious (b.1497), duke of Luneburg; Francis, duke of Brunswick.

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