Elisabeth von Rapperswil | |
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Born | c. 1261 |
Died | 10 April 1309 Rapperswil | (aged 47–48)
Other names | Habsburg-Laufenburg, Elisabeth von; Homberg, Elisabeth von |
Occupation | Countess of Grafschaft Rapperswil |
Years active | 1289–1309 |
Known for | Benefactress of the Rüti Abbey and the Oetenbach Nunnery and last Countess of the House of Rapperswil |
Children | Cecilia and Wernher von Homberg by first marriage; Johann I, Rudolf, Ludwig and Clara by second marriage |
Elisabeth von Rapperswil (also von Habsburg-Laufenburg, von Homberg; c.1251/1261 – 1309) was the last countess of the House of Rapperswil, and secured by her second marriage the female line of the Counts of Rapperswil and the extensive possessions of Rapperswil in the former Zürichgau to the Laufenburg line. Her son by first marriage was Reichsvogt Wernher von Homberg, and her oldest son by second marriage was Count Johann von Habsburg-Laufenburg who passed over the title of the count of Rapperswil to his oldest son Johann II and his brothers Rudolf and Gotfried.