List of margravines of Meissen explained

See also: List of Margraves of Meissen. The Margraviate of Meissen was a territorial state on the border of the Holy Roman Empire. The margravines of Meissen were the consorts of the margraves of Meissen.

Margravine of Meissen

Non-dynastic, 963–985

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame MargravineCeased to be MargravineDeathSpouse
Swanehilde of SaxonyHermann Billung, Duke of Saxony
(Billung)
945/9559703 August 979
husband's death
26 November 1014Thietmar
The name of Rikdag's wife is unknown, but he had several childrenRikdag

Ekkehardingian dynasty, 985–1046

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame MargravineCeased to be MargravineDeathSpouse
Swanehilde of SaxonyHermann Billung, Duke of Saxony
(Billung)
945/955before 100030 April 1002
husband's death
26 November 1014Eckard I
The name of Gunzelin's wife is unknown, but he had several children; she main have been a sister of Bolesław I Chrobry.Gunzelin
Regelinda of PolandBolesław I Chrobry
(Piast)
9891002/10031009, after August
husband's accession
21 March aft. 1014Herman I
Uta of BallenstedtAdalbert I, Count of Ballenstedt
(Ascania)
10001032 or 1038
husband's accession
23 October, bef. 1046Eckard II

Brunonen dynasty, 1067–1089

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame MargravineCeased to be MargravineDeathSpouse
Immilla of TurinUlric Manfred II of Turin
(Arduinici)
1058January 1048
husband's accession
28 September 1057
husband's death
1078, before 29 AprilEgbert I
Oda of WeimarOtto I, Margrave of Meissen
(Weimar-Orlamünde)
before 10801089
husband's desposition
1111Egbert II

Wettin dynasty, 1089–1123

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame MargravineCeased to be MargravineDeathSpouse
Gertrude of BrunswickEgbert I, Margrave of Meissen
(Brunonen)
10601101/21103
husband's death
9 December 1117Henry I
Adelaide of StadeLothair Udo III, Margrave of the Nordmark
(Udonids)
1098–11061123
husband's death
Henry II

Wettin dynasty, 1124–1547

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame MargravineCeased to be MargravineDeathSpouse
Luitgard of Elchingen-RavensteinAdalbert, Count of Elchingen-Ravensteinbefore 11191123
husband's appointment
19 June 1145Conrad
Hedwig of BrandenburgAlbert the Bear
(Ascania)
1124/351144/75 February 1157
husband's accession
18 February 1190
husband's death
end of March 1203Otto II
Sophia of BohemiaFrederick, Duke of Bohemia
(Přemyslids)
před 117623 April 118618 February 1190
husband's accession
24 May 1195Albert I
(1195–1198)
Direct rule by Emperor Henry VI
Jutta of ThuringiaHermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
(Ludowing)
118411941198
husband regains Meissen
18 January 1221
husband's death
6 August 1235Dietrich I
Constance of AustriaLeopold VI, Duke of Austria
(Babenberg)
1 May 12341243 before 5 JuneHenry III
Agnes of BohemiaWenceslaus I of Bohemia
(Přemyslids)
124410 August 1268
Elisabeth of MaltitzUlrich von Maltitz1238/9before 127315 February 1288
husband's death
25 January 1333
Elisabeth of OrlamündeHermann III, Count of Orlamünde1270before 1 October 12901292
husband's desposition
before 24 March 1333Albert II
Catherine of BavariaHenry XIII, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
9 June 126712871289
husband's accession
16 August 1291
husband's death
9 January 1310Frederick Tuta
Jutta of HennebergBerthold VIII, Count of Henneberg
(Henneberg)
127222 July 12951292
husband's accession
10 December 1307
husband's death
25 April 1317Dietrich II
Agnes of Gorizia-TyrolMeinhard, Duke of Carinthia
(Meinhardiner)
1 June 12851292
husband's accession
14 May 1293Frederick I
Elisabeth of Lobdeburg-ArnshaugkOtto, Count of Lobdeburg-Arnshaugk128624 August 130016 November 1323
husband's death
22 August 1359
Matilde of BavariaLouis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
(Wittelsbach)
after 21 June 1313early May 13232 July 1346Frederick II
Catherine of HennebergHeinrich XII, Count of Henneberg
(Henneberg)
13341344/618 November 1349
husband's accession
21 May 1381
husband's death
15 July 1397Frederick III
Margaret of NurembergAlbrecht, Burgrave of Nuremberg
(House of Hohenzollern)
135922 July 137413 November 1382
Chemnitzer Teilung
between 1 May 1389 and 16 August 1391Balthasar
Elisabeth of MoraviaJohn Henry, Margrave of Moravia
(Luxembourg)
1355136620 November 1400William I
Anna of Brunswick-GöttingenOtto, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen
(Welf)
1387by 7 May 140210 February 1407
husband's death
27 October 1426
Catherine of Brunswick-LüneburgHenry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
13958 February 140210 February 1407
husband's accession
4 January 1428
husband's death
28 December 1442Frederick IV
Amelia of MasoviaSiemowit IV, Duke of Masovia
(Piast)
1396/916 May 141330 March 1425
husband's death
after 17 May 1424William II
Anna of SchwarzburgGünther XV, Count of Schwarzburg
(Schwarzburg)
140710 February 1407
husband's accession
16 January 1431Frederick V
The Division of Altenburg on September 26, 1445 attempted to divide the Saxon lands between Frederick IV's two sons Frederick VI and William III. But when Frederick VI chose the western part (Thuringia) instead of Meissen, William III rejected his choice and the Saxon Fratricidal War started. In the end Frederick VI received Meissen and William III received Thuringia.
Margaret of AustriaErnest, Duke of Austria
(Habsburg)
1416/173 June 14317 September 1464
husband's death
12 February 1486Frederick VI
The Treaty of Leipzig on August 26, 1485 divided the Saxon lands between Frederick VI's two sons Albert IV and Ernest. Albert IV received Meissen and established his court there.
Sidonie of PoděbradyGeorge of Kunštát and Poděbrady, King of Bohemia
(Poděbrady)
14 November 144911 November 146412 September 1500
husband's death
1 February 1510Albert IV
Barbara JagiellonCasimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland
(Jagiellon)
15 July 147821 November 149612 September 1500
husband's accession
15 February 1534George
Catherine of Mecklenburg-SchwerinMagnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow
(Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
14876 July 151217 April 1539
husband's ascension
18 August 1541
husband's death
6 June 1561Henry IV
Agnes of HessePhilip I, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse)
31 May 15279 January 154118 August 1541
husband's accession
24 April 1547
became electress
4 November 1555Maurice
Final great Wettin dynastic division Meissen subsumed into the Electorate of Saxony. See Also Electress of Saxony

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