Kunigunde of Austria

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Kunigunde of Austria
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Duchess of Bavaria-Münich
Tenure 1487–1508
Duchess of Bavaria-Landshut
Tenure 1503–1508
Born 16 March 1465
Wiener Neustadt
Died 6 August 1520
Convent of Püttrich
Spouse Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria
Issue Sidonie of Bavaria
Sibylle, Electress Palatine
Sabina, Duchess of Württemberg
William IV, Duke of Bavaria
Louis X, Duke of Bavaria
Ernest, Archbishop in Salzburg
Susanna, Margravine of Bayreuth and Countess Palatine of Neuburg
House House of Habsburg
Father Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother Eleanor of Portugal
Religion Roman Catholicism

Kunigunde of Austria (German: Kunigunde von Österreich) (16 March 1465 – 6 August 1520) was an Austrian Archduchess member of the House of Habsburg and by marriage Duchess of Bavaria-Munich and since 1503 over all Bavaria.

She was the daughter of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Eleanor of Portugal, daughter of King Edward of Portugal.

Biography

Kunigunde of Austria

Early life

Born in Wiener Neustadt, Kunigunde was the fourth of five children born to the Imperial couple; however, only she and her older brother Maximilian survived to adulthood.[1][2] She grew up in an informal and open atmosphere, without rigid court etiquette. Contrary to former practice, she learned not only to read, write, and embroider, but also received instruction in riding and hunting, astronomy and mathematics.[3]

Like most daughters of royal families, since her early years Kunigunde was involved in the political intrigues of her time. In 1470 King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary requested her hand; however, Frederick III refused him. At the age of fifteen, in 1480, Kunigunde made her formal presentation in Vienna during the visit of George, Duke of Bavaria, called "the Rich" to Frederick III's court. After the celebrations she was sent to Burggraf Ulrich III von Graben to Graz for her safety; however, after a plot against the Emperor was discovered, he moved to Linz and sent Kunigunde to Innsbruck with Sigismund, Archduke of Further Austria and ruler of Tirol, Frederick III's first cousin and former guardian.

Marriage

Kunigunde married Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria-Munich in 1487 against the will of her own father, and served as joint regent for son Wilhelm IV. In spite of her resignation from court life, she tried to influence the politics of the state as she acted in favour of the rights of her younger sons. She was in close contact with her brother, Emperor Maximilian I, and with other rulers and relatives in Europe.

With Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria-Munich she had Seven children:

  1. Sidonie (1 May 1488 – 27 March 1505). Betrothed to Louis V, Elector Palatine, she died before the wedding took place.
  2. Sibylle (16 June 1489 – 18 April 1519), married in 1511 to Louis V, Elector Palatine.
  3. Sabina (24 April 1492 – 30 April 1564), married in 1511 to Duke Ulrich I of Württemberg.
  4. William IV, Duke of Bavaria (13 November 1493 – 7 March 1550).
  5. Louis X, Duke of Bavaria (18 September 1495 – 22 April 1545).
  6. Ernest (13 June 1500 – 7 December 1560), an ecclesiastical official in Passau (1517–40), Archbishop in Salzburg (1540–54) and Eichstädt.
  7. Susanna (2 April 1502 – 23 April 1543), married firstly in 1518 to Margrave Casimir of Brandenburg and secondly in 1529 to Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Neuburg, since 1556 Elector Palatine.

After the death of Albert in 1508 she later joined the Convent of Püttrich which she favoured and lived there until her death in 1520.

Ancestry

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Family of Kunigunde of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Albert II, Duke of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Leopold III, Duke of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Joanna of Pfirt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Ernest, Duke of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Bernabò Visconti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Viridis Visconti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Beatrice della Scala
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Siemowit III, Duke of Masovia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Euphemia of Troppau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Cymburgis of Masovia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Algirdas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Alexandra of Lithuania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Uliana Alexandrovna of Tver
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Kunigunde of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Peter I of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. John I of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Teresa Lourenço
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Edward I of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Philippa of Lancaster
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Blanche of Lancaster
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. John I of Castile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Ferdinand I of Aragon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Eleanor of Aragon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Eleanor of Aragon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Eleanor of Alburquerque
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Infanta Beatrice of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.,[better source needed]
  3. ↑ Sigrid-Maria Größing: Um Krone und Liebe. Amalthea Verlag.

External links

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