COMPANION

Elizabeth of Austria

1437 - 1505

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Elizabeth of Austria (German: Elisabeth von Habsburg; Polish: Elżbieta Rakuszanka; Lithuanian: Elžbieta Habsburgaitė; c. 1436 – 30 August 1505) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the wife of King Casimir IV of Poland. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elizabeth of Austria is the 254th most popular companion (down from 187th in 2019), the 238th most popular biography from Austria (down from 183rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Austrian Companion.

Elizabeth of Austria is most famous for being the wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria. She was born in 1837 and died in 1898.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Elizabeth of Austria ranks 254 out of 784. Before her are Amélie of Orléans, Elizabeth Alexeievna, Adelaide of Aquitaine, Catherine of Lancaster, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, and Sophia Dorothea of Celle. After her are Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, Sophie of France, Constantina, Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain, Maria Sophia of Neuburg, and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1437, Elizabeth of Austria ranks 3. Before her are Elizabeth Woodville, and Isaac Abarbanel. After her are Isabella of Bourbon, Annius of Viterbo, Filippo Buonaccorsi, and John IV, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1505, Elizabeth of Austria ranks 7. Before her are Ivan III of Russia, Hongzhi Emperor, Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, Al-Suyuti, Jacob Obrecht, and Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara. After her are Heinrich Kramer, Ascanio Sforza, Gülbahar Hatun, Johannes Widmann, Jean Hey, and Constantine II of Georgia.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Elizabeth of Austria ranks 238 out of 1,424. Before her are Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1680), Klaus Maria Brandauer (1943), Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553), Bruno Bettelheim (1903), Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (1586), and Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871). After her are Josef von Sternberg (1894), Anna of Tyrol (1585), Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (1176), Fanny Elssler (1810), Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (1427), and Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria (1589).

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Among COMPANIONS In Austria

Among companions born in Austria, Elizabeth of Austria ranks 13. Before her are Maria Theresa of Austria (1816), Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland (1573), Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria (1750), Constance of Austria (1588), Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria (1692), and Maria Anna of Austria (1683). After her are Countess Georgina von Wilczek (1921), Cecilia Renata of Austria (1611), Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1762), Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1737), Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria (1876), and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria (1878).

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