Barbara Jagiellon | |
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Duchess consort of Saxony Margravine consort of Meissen | |
Tenure | 12 September 1500 – 15 February 1534 |
Born | Sandomierz | 15 July 1478
Died | 15 February 1534 Leipzig | (aged 55)
Spouse | George, Duke of Saxony |
Issue | John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Saxony Christine, Landgravine of Hesse Magdalena, Electoral Princess of Brandeburg |
House | Jagiellon (by birth) Wettin (by marriage) |
Father | Casimir IV Jagiellon |
Mother | Elizabeth 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.