Christine of Saxony, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christine of Saxony

German noblewoman

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1505

Place of Birth: Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 15-Apr-1549

Profession: politician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Christine of Saxony (25 December 1505 – 15 April 1549) was a German noble, landgravine of Hesse.
She was the regent of Hesse in 1547-1549. She was the daughter of George the Bearded, Duke of Saxony and Barbara Jagiellon.
On 11 December 1523 in Kassel, she married Landgrave Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse.
The marriage was arranged to forge an alliance between Hesse and Saxony and was unhappy; Philip claimed to be disgusted by her and only shared her bed by duty.
They had ten children. Whilst married to Christine, Philip practised bigamy and had another nine children with his other (morganatic) wife, Margarethe von der Saale; in 1540, Christine gave her consent to her husband's bigamy with his lover because of her view upon him as her sovereign.
Margarethe von der Saale, however, was never seen at court.
During Philip's absence and captivity in 1547-49, Christine was regent jointly with her oldest son.

Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel

	Native name	Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel
	Location	Kassel, Germany
	Established	2006 (under this name)
	Web page	www.museum-kassel.de
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