Elizabeth of Habsburg (d. 1545)
Elizabeth of Habsburg (d. 1545)
Queen of Poland. Name variations: Élisabeth d'Autriche; Archduchess Elisabeth or Archduchess Elizabeth. Died 1545, possibly poisoned; dau. of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman emperor (r. 1556–1564), and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (1503–1547); sister of Maximilian II, Holy Roman emperor (r. 1564–1576), Joanna of Austria (1546–1578), Catherine of Habsburg (1533–1572), Anna of Brunswick (1528–1590), Eleonora of Austria (1534–1594), and others; m. Zygmunt August also known as Sigismund II Augustus (1520–1572), king of Poland (r. 1548–1572); no children.
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