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Kunigunde of Austria (16 March 14656 August 1520) was an Austrian Archduchess and the wife of Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria. Image File history File links Kunigunde-Bavaria. ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in leap years). ... Events July 13 - Battle of Montlhéry Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of the great nobles organized as the League of the Public Weal. ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... mary elline m. ... The title of Archduke (in German Erzherzog) was invented in the Privilegium Maius, a forgery initiated by Duke Rudolf IV of Austria. ... Albert IV of Bavaria Duke Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich (15 December 1447 in Munich – 18 March 1508 in Munich), (German: ), since 1467 Duke of Bavaria-Munich, since 1503 Duke of the reunited Bavaria. ...


She was born in Wiener Neustadt as the daughter of Duke Frederick V of Austria and his wife Eleonore of Portugal. Wiener Neustadt (Hungarian: Bécsújhely) is located south of Vienna in the state of Lower Austria. ... Detail of Aeneas Piccolomini Introduces Eleonora of Portugal to Frederick III by Pinturicchio (1454-1513) Frederick III of Habsburg (born September 21 in Innsbruck, 1415; died August 19, 1493 in Linz) was elected as German King as the successor of Albert II in 1440. ... Leonor of Portugal (English: Eleanor), was a Princess of Portugal, daughter of King Edward of Portugal and his wife Leonor of Aragon. ...


In 1470 Matthias Corvinus requested her hand; however, Frederick refused to him. She married Albrecht IV of Bayern-München in 1487 against the will of her own father, and joint regent for son Wilhelm IV. In spite of the resignation from the court 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. Events May 15 - Charles VIII of Sweden who had served three terms as King of Sweden dies. ... Matthias Corvinus (Mátyás in Hungarian), (February 23, 1443 (?) - April 6, 1490) was one of the greatest Kings of Hungary, ruling between 1458 and 1490. ... Events Richard Fox becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Image:WilhelmIV4bav. ... Portrait by Albrecht Dürer, 1519 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). ...


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

  1. Sidonie (1 May 148827 March 1505)
  2. Sibylle (16 June 148918 April 1519), married in 1511 to Louis V, Elector Palatine
  3. Sabina (24 April 149230 April 1564), married in 1511 to Duke Ulrich I of Württemberg
  4. William IV, Duke of Bavaria (13 November 14937 March 1550)
  5. Louis X, Duke of Bavaria (18 September 149522 April 1545)
  6. Susanne (1499 – 1500)
  7. Ernst (13 June 15001560), an eccliastical official in Passau (1517-40), Köln, Archbishop in Salzburg (1540-54) and Eichstädt
  8. Susanne (2 April 150223 April 1543), married:
    1. in 1518 to Margrave Casimir of Brandenburg
    2. in 1529 to Otto Henry, Elector Palatine

After the death of Albert in 1508 she later joined the Convent of Püttrich which she favoured and lived in Cloister of Püttrich until her death in 1520. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... // Events February 3 - Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of Africa becoming the first known European to travel this far south. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... 1505 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... Events March 14 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ... 1511 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Portrait of Duchess Sabina of Bavaria by Barthel Beham, 1530 Sabina of Bavaria-Munich (24 April 1492 – 30 August 1564) was a born Duchess of Bavaria and wife of Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1492 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... Events March 27 — Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 — Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 — The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... Ulrich I of Württemberg may refer to: Ulrich I, Count of Württemberg , a Count of Württemberg in 1241-1265 Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, a Duke of Württemberg in 1498-1519 Category: ... Image:WilhelmIV4bav. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... 1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Louis X. (* 18 September 1495; † 22 April 1545), (German: ), was Duke of Bavaria (1516-1545), together with his older brother William IV, Duke of Bavaria. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1495 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... 1500 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Old Town of Passau Passau (Latin: Batavia) is a town in Niederbayern, Eastern Bavaria, Germany, known also as Dreiflüssestadt (the City of three rivers), because the Danube River is joined there by the Inn River from the South, and the Ilz River coming out of the Bavarian Forest to... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... Flag of Salzburg Salzburg (population 145,000 in 2005) is a city in western Austria and the capital of the federal state of Salzburg (population 520,000 in 2003). ... Eichstädt is a town in Brandenburg, Germany. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1502 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... // Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... Events A plague of tropical fire ants devastates crops on Hispaniola. ... Events April 22 - Treaty of Saragossa divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal, stipulating that the dividing line should lie 297. ... Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine, (* 10 April 1502 in Amberg; † 12 February 1559 in Heidelberg) a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Count Palatine of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1505 to 1559 and prince elector of the Palatinate from 1556 to 1559. ... 1508 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ...


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