Elisabeth of Simmern-Sponheim | |
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![]() Sculpture of Elisabeth kneeling, epitaph in the Maurice Church in Coburg | |
Duchess consort of Saxony | |
Tenure | 1558–1566 |
Born | Birkenfeld | 30 June 1540
Died | 8 February 1594 Wiener Neustadt | (aged 53)
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House | Wittelsbach |
Father | Frederick III, Elector Palatine |
Mother | Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach |
Elisabeth of the Palatinate (German: Elisabeth von der Pfalz; 30 June 1540 in Birkenfeld – 8 February 1594 in Wiener Neustadt) was the second wife of John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony.