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Elisabeth of Hesse

1503–1563

Born
14 Mar 1503
Country of birth
Germany(inferred from the family)
Died
14 Jan 1563, Lauingen
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  • Birth14 Mar 1503Probable1 source
  • Death14 Jan 1563, LauingenProbable1 source

A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Child born: Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

    Birth, Zweibrücken

  3. Died · Lauingen

    Death, Lauingen

What was it like?

The world around 1503: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Strict regulations controlled social class appearance; for example, commoners were forbidden from wearing gold, silver, pearls, or silk. A wife of a commoner could wear a simple gold ring worth no more than five or six guilders, without gemstones.

Known for

Elisabeth of Hesse was a Landgravine of Hesse by birth and by marriage Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken and later Countess Palatine of Simmern.

During their lifetime

  1. 1517

    Luther posts the Ninety-five Theses

    Martin Luther sparked the Reformation by posting his Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg, fundamentally changing the religious and social lives of ordinary people.

  2. 1524

    The Great Peasants' War occurs

    Tens of thousands of peasants participated in a massive uprising across the German lands, demanding the abolition of feudal burdens and serfdom.

  3. 1534

    Public access to the postal system

    The postal system opened to the general public in the Holy Roman Empire, allowing anyone to send mail for a fee and transforming communication routines.

  4. 1555

    Peace of Augsburg enacted (1555)

    The 1555 Peace of Augsburg established the legal principle that local princes could determine the religion of their subjects as either Lutheran or Catholic. If subjects disagreed with their ruler's choice, they were granted the right to emigrate with their property and families.

Family

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Children

Ancestors and children

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