Barbara Jagiellon

Barbara Jagiellon
Duchess consort of Saxony
Margravine consort of Meissen
Tenure12 September 1500 – 15 February 1534
Born(1478-07-15)15 July 1478
Sandomierz
Died15 February 1534(1534-02-15) (aged 55)
Leipzig
SpouseGeorge, Duke of Saxony
IssueJohn, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
Christine, Landgravine of Hesse
Magdalena, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg
HouseJagiellon (by birth)
Wettin (by marriage)
FatherCasimir IV Jagiellon
MotherElizabeth of Austria

Barbara Jagiellon (15 July 1478 – 15 February 1534) was a Polish princess, member of the Jagiellonian dynasty and by marriage Duchess of Saxony.

Born in Sandomierz, she was the sixth daughter of King Casimir IV of Poland and Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria. She was named after her great-grandmother, Barbara of Cilli, Holy Roman Empress.


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