Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels

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Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels

Born| 10 or 12 June 1508
Oleśnica, Silesia
Died| November 28, 1531(1531-11-28) (aged 23)
Legnica
Noble family| Poděbrady
Spouse(s)|

George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

(m. 1525)​

Issue| Anna Maria, Duchess of Württemberg
Sabina, Electress of Brandenburg
Father| Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
Mother| Anna of Sagan

Hedwig of Munsterberg-Oels (Czech: Hedvika Minstrberská; 10/12 June 1508, Oleśnica – 28 November 1531, Legnica) was born Duchess of Münsterberg and Oleśnica and Countess of Kladsko and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach.

Hedwig was a daughter of Duke Charles I of Münsterberg-Oels, who was a grandson of the King George of Bohemia. Her mother was Anna of Sagan, a daughter of John II, the last Duke of Żagań (Sagan).

On 9 January 1525 Hedwig married George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach. She was George's second wife. The marriage produced two daughters:

* Anna Maria (1526–1589) married in 1544 Duke Christoph of Württemberg (1515–1568)
* Sabina (1529–1575) married in 1548 Elector Johann Georg of Brandenburg (1525–1598)

Hedwig died in Legnica (Liegnitz), where she was buried.

## Ancestry[edit]

Ancestors of Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels

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| 4\. Henry the Elder of Munsterberg|

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| 9\. Kunigunde of Sternberg

| 2\. Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels|

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| 10\. Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg

| 5\. Ursula of Brandenburg|

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| 11\. Margarete of Baden

| 1\. Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels |
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| 12\. Jan I of Żagań

| 6\. Jan II the Mad|

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| 13\. Scholastika of Saxe-Wittenberg

| 3\. Anna of Sagan|

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| 14\. William, Duke of Opava

| 7\. Catherine of Opava|

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| 15\. Salomena z Častolovic

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## References[edit]

* Norbert Sack, Harald Stark et al.: Three Weddings ... and a schism - Margrave George the Pious and his time. Written for the special exhibition at the Plassenburg (17 May - 4 October 2009).

## External links[edit]

* Marek, Miroslav. "genealogy Podiebrad". Genealogy.EU.

*[m.]: married