Elizabeth of Austria (1436–1505), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania
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Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
About Elizabeth of Austria (1436–1505)
- Elizabeth of Austria (German: Elisabeth, Polish: Elzbieta Rakuszanka; Lithuanian: Elžbieta Habsburgaite; c.
- 1436 – 30 August 1505) was the wife of King Casimir IV of Poland and thus Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania.
- Orphaned at an early age, she spent her childhood in the court of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III.
- As one of the three surviving grandchildren of Emperor Sigismund, she had a strong claim to the kingdoms of Hungary and Bohemia.
- That made her an attractive bride for a Polish prince.
- The Polish nobility, seeking to increase Polish influence in Hungary and Bohemia, pursued marriage with Elizabeth since she was born and finally succeeded in 1454.
- Her marriage to Casimir was one of the most successful royal marriages in Poland.
- She gave birth to thirteen children, eleven of whom survived to adulthood.
- Four of her sons were crowned as kings.
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