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  • AKA: Margaret of Sicily
  • Princess of Sicily and Germany
  • House of Hohenstaufen
  • Landgravine of Thuringia
  • Countess Palatine of Saxony

Margaretha von Staufen was born 1237 to Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire (1195-1250) and Isabella of England (1214-1241) and died 8 August 1270 of unspecified causes. She married Albrecht II von Meißen (1240-1314) 1254 JL .

Biography

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Margaret of Sicily (also called Margaret of Hohenstaufen or Margaret of Germany) was a Princess of Sicily and Germany, and a member of the House of Hohenstaufen. By marriage she was Landgravine of Thuringia and Countess Palatine of Saxony (German: Landgräfin von Thüringen und Pfalzgräfin von Sachsen).

She was the daughter of Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire (1195-1250), King of Sicily and Germany, by his third wife, Isabella of England. Her paternal grandparents were Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor and Constance of Sicily. Her maternal grandparents were John of England and Isabella of England (1214-1241).

Birth

The date of her birth is difficult to ascertain because there is controversy over the exact number of children borne by her mother. Some sources[1] say that she was the first or second child, born by the end of 1237; others[2] say that she was the last child, born in December 1241, when Isabella died in childbirth. Historians commonly accept the latter date.

Life

Shortly after her birth (1242), Margaret was betrothed to Albert "the Degenerate", eldest son and heir of Henry III "the Illustrious", Margrave of Meissen. The marriage took place in June 1255, the bride receiving Pleissnerland (the towns of Altenburg, Zwickau, Chemnitz and Leisnig) as her dowry.

The couple settled at his residence in Eckartsberga and later moved to Wartburg, where she bore five children: three sons (Henry, Frederick and Dietzmann) and two daughters (Margaret and Agnes). Through her second son Frederick – later Margrave of Meissen – Margaret was the direct ancestor of the Electors and Kings of Saxony and English Queen consorts Margaret of Anjou and Anne of Cleves.

In 1265 her husband received the titles of Landgrave of Thuringia and Count Palatine of Saxony (German: Pfalzgräf von Sachsen) after the abdication of his father, who retained control of Meissen.

After the execution of her nephew Conradin (29 October 1268), Margaret, as the next legitimate relative, became the rightful Queen of Sicily and the general heiress of the Hohenstaufen claims over the Duchy of Swabia and the Kingdom of Jerusalem (despite the fact she was not descended from the Kings of Jerusalem, her father Frederick II had claimed the kingdom for himself). Her son Frederick assumed by some time this titles on her right.

After discovering the adultery of her husband with Kunigunde of Eisenberg, Margaret left Wartburg; according to a legend, before her departure she bit her son Frederick in the cheek; he was called henceforth Frederick the Bitten (de: Friedrich der Gebissene). The flight took place on 24 June 1270. Margaret went to Frankfurt-am-Main and was supported there by the citizens. She died there six weeks later.

Issue

Margaret and Albert had five children:

  1. Henry (b. 21 March 1256 – d. 25 January/23 July? 1282), inherited the Pleissnerland in 1274.
  2. Frederick (b. 1257 – d. Wartburg, 16 November 1323), Margrave of Meissen.
  3. Theodoric, called Dietzmann (b. 1260 – murdered Leipzig, 10 December 1307), Margrave of Lusatia.
  4. Margaret (b. 1262 – d. young, after 17 April 1273).
  5. Agnes of Meissen (b. 1264 – d. September 1332), married before 21 July 1282 to Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.




Children


Offspring of Albrecht II von Meißen (1240-1314) and Margaretha von Staufen
Name Birth Death Joined with
Heinrich von Meißen (1256-1282)
Friedrich I von Meißen (1257-1323) 1257 Eisenach, Germany 16 November 1323 Eisenach, Germany Agnes von Görz und Tirol (?-1293)
Elisabeth von Lobdeburg Arnshaugk (1286-1359)
Dietrich IV von Meißen (1260-1307)
Margareta von Meißen (?-?)
Agnes von Thüringen (bef1264-aft1332) 1264 1 February 1332 Heinrich I. von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen (1267-1322)




Siblings


Offspring of Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire (1195-1250) and Constanza de Aragón (1179-1222)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Heinrich VII of the Holy Roman Empire (1211-1242) 1211 12 February 1242 Martirano Margarethe von Österreich (c1205-1266)


Offspring of Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire (1195-1250) and Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212-1228)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Margareta of the Holy Roman Empire (1226-1227)
Konrad IV of the Holy Roman Empire (1228-1254) 25 April 1228 Andria 21 May 1254 Lavello Elizabeth von Bayern (c1227-1273)


Offspring of Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire (1195-1250) and Isabella of England (1214-1241)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Jordan of the Holy Roman Empire (1236-1236)
Agnes of the Holy Roman Empire (1237-1237)
Heinrich of the Holy Roman Empire (1238-1254)
Margaretha von Staufen (1237-1270) 1237 8 August 1270 Albrecht II von Meißen (1240-1314)
Kunigunde von Eisenberg († 31. Oktober 1286)


Offspring of Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire (1195-1250) and Bianca Lancia (c1205-c1238)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Constance von Staufen (1230-1307)
Manfred of Sicily (1232-1266) 1232 Venosa 26 February 1266 Benevento Beatrice de Savoie (1223-1258)
Helena Angelina Doukaina (c1242-1271)
Violante von Staufen (1233-1264)


Offspring of Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire (1195-1250) and Unknown of Sicily (?-?)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Frederick of Pettorana (?-?)


Offspring of Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire (1195-1250) and Adelheid von Urslingen (c1184-c1222)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Enzio of Sardinia (1215-1272)


Offspring of Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire (1195-1250) and Unknown of Spoleto (?-?)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Caterina de Marano (1216-1272) 1216 1272 Finale Ligure, Savona, Liguria, Italy Giacomo del Carretto (1213-1268)


Offspring of Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire (1195-1250) and Matilda of Antioch (?-?)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Frederick of Antioch (1221-1256)


Offspring of Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire (1195-1250) and Manna of Messina (?-?)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Richard di Chieti (1225-1249)


Offspring of Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire (1195-1250) and Richina of Beilstein-Wolfsöden (c1205-1236)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Margaretha von Schwaben (1230-1298)


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