Elisabeth of Lorraine

Duchess

Not to be confused with Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine.

Elisabeth of Lorraine Elisabeth of Lorraine and Maximilian I Coat of arms of Elisabeth as Electress of Bavaria

Elisabeth of Lorraine (9 October 1574 – 4 January 1635), was a Duchess and an Electress consort of Bavaria by marriage to Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria. [1]

## Life

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Elisabeth was a daughter of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, in his marriage to Claude of Valois.

On 9 February 1595, in Nancy, she married her cousin Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria. The marriage was arranged to confirm the alliance between the two Catholic dynasties of Bavaria and Lorraine and give Bavaria connections to France and Tuscany, her sister being married to the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Her spouse came to power in Bavaria in 1597.

The marriage was childless due to Elisabeth's sterility, which was a cause of suffering. Her relationship to her spouse was described as good and harmonious despite fertility issues, which caused an uproar and succession crisis.[2] But the childlessness became a political failure due to the Bavarian succession not being secured.

Elisabeth is described as a very devout Catholic, who devoted a lot of her time to her religious duties, and became known for her ascetic life style.[2] As newly married, she was seen as vivid and jolly, but she became more melancholic and depressive by age.[2] Maximilian gave no political influence or tasks to Elisabeth, but she spent a great deal of effort on charity.[2]

She died after a long period of illness. Because her marriage had not resulted in any issue, Maximilian married again only a few months after her death, eventually siring the long awaited heir to his Electorate.

## Ancestry

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Ancestors of Elisabeth of Lorraine

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| 8\. Antoine, Duke of Lorraine|

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| 17\. Philippa of Guelders

| 4\. Francis I, Duke of Lorraine|

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| 18\. Gilbert, Count of Montpensier

| 9\. Renée de Bourbon|

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| 19\. Clara Gonzaga

| 2\. Charles III, Duke of Lorraine|

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| 20\. John, King of Denmark

| 10\. Christian II of Denmark|

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| 21\. Christina of Saxony

| 5\. Princess Christina of Denmark|

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| 22\. Philip I of Castile

| 11\. Archduchess Isabella of Austria|

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| 23\. Joanna the Mad of Castile

| 1\. Elisabeth of Lorraine|
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| 24\. Charles, Count of Angoulême

| 12\. Francis I of France|

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| 25.Princess Louise of Savoy

| 6\. Henry II of France|

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| 26\. Louis XII of France

| 13\. Claude of France|

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| 27\. Anne of Brittany

| 3\. Claude of Valois|

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| 28\. Piero the Unfortunate

| 14\. Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino|

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| 29\. Alfonsina Orsini

| 7\. Catherine de' Medici|

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| 30\. John III, Count of Auvergne

| 15\. Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne|

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| 31\. Jeanne de Bourbon-Vendome

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## See also

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* Dukes of Lorraine family tree

## References

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1. ^ Dieter Albrecht: Maximilian I. von Bayern 1573–1651. Oldenbourg, München 1998, ISBN 3-486-56334-3.
2. ^ a b c d "Maximilian I. von Bayern". ingolstadt.de. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

Elisabeth of Lorraine

House of Lorraine

Born: 9 October 1574 Died: 4 January 1635

Royal titles
Preceded by

Renata of Lorraine

|  Electress consort of Bavaria
1597–1635  | Succeeded by

Maria Anna of Austria

Preceded by

Elizabeth Stuart

|  Electress Palatine
1623–1635

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Princesses of Lorraine

The generations start from the children of Réné II

2nd generation|

* Anne, Princess of Orange

3rd generation|

* Reneta, Duchess of Bavaria
* Dorothea, Duchess of Calenberg*
* Marie, Queen of Scotland
* Louise, Queen of France*

4th generation|

* Christine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
* Antoinette, Duchess of Duchess of Jülich-Kleve-Berg
* Élisabeth, Electress Palatine
* Françoise, Duchess of Vendôme
* Catherine, Abbess of Remiremont*
* Louise Marguerite, Princess of Conti*

5th generation|

* Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine*
* Claude Françoise, Duchess of Lorraine
* Marguerite, Duchess of Orléans*
* Marie, Duchess of Guise*

6th generation|

* Anne Marie Thérèse, Abbess of Remiremont*
* Béatrice Hiéronyme, Abbess of Remiremont*
* Élisabeth, Princess of Epinoy*
* Marie, Princess of Monaco
* Charlotte, Mademoiselle d'Armagnac
* Suzanne Henriette, Duchess of Mantua

8th generation|

* Élisabeth Charlotte, Abbess of Remiremont*
* Élisabeth Thérèse, Queen of Sardinia*
* Anne Charlotte, Abbess of Remiremont*
* Louise Henriette Françoise, Duchess of Bouillon
* Élisabeth Sophie, Duchess of Richelieu
* Louise, Duchess of Bouillon

9th generation|

* Joséphine, Princess of Carignan

*died without issue

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Duchesses consort of Bavaria

* Duchy of Bavaria
* Upper Bavaria
* Lower Bavaria
* Bavaria-Ingolstadt
* Bavaria-Landshut
* Bavaria-Munich
* Bavaria-Straubing

* Waldrada (c. 556 – c. 572)
* Geila of Friuli (c. 610 – c. 625)
* Fara of Bavaria
* Gleisnod de Friuli
* Folchiade of Salzeburg
* Regintrud (? – c. 716; c. 716 – c. 719)
* Waldrada (c. 716 – c. 719)
* Pilithrude (c. 716 – c. 719)
* Imma of Alamannia (c. 716 – c. 719)
* Hiltrud (c. 741 – c. 748)
* Liutperga (bef. 770 – 788)
* Hemma (Queen: 827–876)
* Liutgard of Saxony (Queen: 880–882)
* Richardis (Queen: 882–887)
* Cunigunde of Swabia (Margravine: ?–907)
* Judith of Sülichgau (c. 910 – 937)
* Biltrude (c. 938 – 947)
* Judith (947–955)
* Gisela of Burgundy (before 972–976, 985–995)
* Cunigunde of Luxembourg (c. 1000 – 1004, 1009–1017)
* Gunhilda of Denmark (1035/36–1038)
* Judith of Schweinfurt (?–1053)
* Richenza of Swabia (1061–1070)
* Ethelinde of Northeim (c. 1070)
* Judith of Flanders (1071–1077)
* Bertha of Savoy (1077–1087)
* Eupraxia of Kiev (1089–1096)
* Matilda of Tuscany (1101–1115)
* Wulfhilde of Saxony (1120–1126)
* Gertrude of Süpplingenburg (1127–1138; 1142–1143)
* Maria of Bohemia (1139–1141)
* Theodora Komnene (1148–1156)
* Clementia of Zähringen (1156–1162)
* Matilda of England (1168–1180)
* Agnes of Loon (1180–1183)
* Ludmilla of Bohemia (1204–1231)
* Agnes of the Palatinate (1231–1253)
* Elizabeth of Hungary (Lower: 1253–1271)
* Maria of Brabant (1254–1255; Upper: 1255–1256)
* Anna of Glogau (Upper: 1260–1271)
* Matilda of Habsburg (Upper: 1273–1294)
* Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (Lower: 1290–1296)
* Mechthild of Nassau (Upper: 1294–1317)
* Jutta of Schweidnitz (Lower: 1297/99–1310)
* Beatrice of Silesia (Upper: 1308/11–1322)
* Agnes of Glogau (Lower: 1309–1312)
* Margaret of Holland (Upper: 1324–1340; 1340–1347)
* Anne of Austria (Lower: 1326/28–1333)
* Margaret of Bohemia (Lower: 1328–1339)
* Richardis of Jülich (Lower: c. 1330–1334)
* Margarete Maultasch (1347–1349; Upper: 1349–1361)
* Elisabeth of Sicily (1347–1349; Lower: 1349)
* Cunigunde of Poland (1347–1357)
* Maud of Lancaster (Lower: 1352–1353; Straubing: 1353–1362)
* Margaret of Brieg (Straubing: 1353–1386)
* Margarete of Nuremberg (Landshut: 1359–1375; Upper: 1363)
* Ingeborg of Mecklenburg (1360–1365)
* Margaret of Austria (Upper: 1361–1363)
* Catherine of Bohemia (Landshut: 1366–1379)
* Catherine of Gorizia (1375–1391)
* Anna of Neuffen (1375–1381)
* Taddea Visconti (1375–1381)
* Maddalena Visconti (1381–1392; Landshut: 1392–1393)
* Margaret of Austria (Landshut: 1393–1450; Ingolstadt: 1447)
* Margaret of Cleves (Straubing: 1394–1404)
* Elisabetta Visconti (Munich: 1397–1432; Straubing: 1429–1432)
* Elisabeth of Cleves (Ingolstadt: 1401–1413)
* Margaret of Burgundy (Straubing: 1404–1417)
* Catherine of Alençon (Ingolstadt: 1413–1443)
* Elizabeth of Görlitz (Straubing: 1418–1425)
* Margaret of Cleves (Munich: 1433–1435; Straubing: 1433–1435)
* Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (Munich: 1438–1460)
* Margaret of Brandenburg (Ingolstadt: 1443–1445)
* Amalia of Saxony (Landshut: 1452–1479)
* Hedwig Jagiellon (Landshut: 1479–1502)
* Kunigunde of Austria (Munich: 1487–1505; 1505–1508)
* Marie of Baden-Sponheim (1522–1550)
* Anna of Austria (1550–1579)
* Renata of Lorraine (1579–1597)
* Elisabeth of Lorraine (1597–1623)

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Electresses of Bavaria

* Princess Elisabeth of Lorraine (1623–1635)
* Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1635–1651)
* Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (1651–1676)
* Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (1685–1692)
* Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1695–1726)
* Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (1726–1745)
* Princess Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (1747–1777)
* Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach (1777–1794)
* Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este (1795–1799)
* Princess Caroline of Baden (1799–1806)

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Electresses of the Palatinate

* Elisabeth of Namur
* Beatrix of Berg
* Elisabeth of Nuremberg
* Matilda of Savoy
* Margaret of Savoy
* Margaret of Bavaria
* Sibylle of Bavaria
* Dorothea of Denmark
* Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
* Amalia of Neuenahr
* Elisabeth of Hesse
* Anne of Ostfriesland
* Louise Juliana of Nassau
* Elizabeth Stuart
* Elisabeth of Lorraine
* Maria Anna of Austria
* Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
* Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark
* Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
* Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici
* Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach
* Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este

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