Margaret of Savoy

Margaret of Savoy (7 August 1420 – 30 September 1479), was a daughter of Amadeus VIII of Savoy and Mary of Burgundy. By her three illustrious marriages, she held a number of titles, including Duchess of Anjou, Duchess of Calabria, Countess of Maine, Countess of the Palatinate, and Countess of Württemberg.

Biography

Margarethe was born in Morges on 7 August 1420, the daughter of Amadeo VIII, duke of Savoy, and Marie de Bourgogne, and was raised in Turin.

On 31 August 1432, aged 14, Margarethe was married to Louis III, duc d'Anjou, titular king of Naples, the son of Louis II, duc d'Anjou, titular king of Naples, and his second wife Yolande of Aragón. He died in 1434, and on 18 October 1445 she married Ludwig IV, Kurfürst von der Pfalz, elder son of Ludwig III, Kurfürst von der Pfalz, and his second wife Mathilde de Savoie. They had two children of whom Philipp would have progeny. Ludwig died in 1449, and about 11 November 1453 she became the third wife of Ulrich V 'der Vielgeliebte', Graf von Württemberg-Stuttgart, the younger son of Eberhard IV 'der Jüngere', Graf von Württemberg, and Henriette von Mömpelgard. Their three daughters would all have progeny.

Margarethe had a highly developed interest in literature, and she acquired many manuscripts, either as gifts or works she had commissioned.

She died in Stuttgart on 30 September 1479, almost a year before her husband, and was buried in its Stiftskirche.

Family

Children with 2nd husband, Louis IV, Elector Palatine (Ludwig IV Kurfürst von der Pfalz)

1. Philip, Elector Palatine (14 July 1448 – 28 February 1508). (Philipp 'der Aufrichtige' Kurfürst von der Pfalz)
2. Pfalzgräfin Mathilde bei Rhein Female (1447 - 1447)

Children with 3rd husband, Ulrich V 'der Vielgeliebte' Graf von Württemberg-Stuttgart

1. Margaret (c. 1454[3] – 21 April 1470), married 23 April 1469 to Count Philip I of Eppstein-Königstein.
2. Philippine (c. 1456[3] – 4 June 1475, Weert), married 22 April/4 June 1470 to Count James II of Horn.
3. Helene (c. 1460[3] – 19 February 1506), married in Waldenburg 26 February 1476 to Count Kraft VI of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein.

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• Genealogics cites
  • Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.). 2:192