Mechthild of the Palatinate
Mechthild of the Palatinate | |
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Born | 1418 |
Died | 22 August 1482 |
Burial | Charterhouse of Güterstein |
Spouse | Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach Albert VI, Archduke of Austria |
Issue | Mechthild Ludwig II, Count of Württemberg-Urach Andreas Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg Elisabeth |
House | Wittelsbach |
Father | Louis III, Elector Palatine |
Mother | Matilda of Savoy |
Mechthild of the Palatinate (1418–1482) was a princess and major patroness of the literary arts in the 15th century.[1]
Born to Ludwig III, Elector Palatine and Matilda of Savoy, she was married by the age of 15 to Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg-Urach.[1] Five children came out of the marriage, but by age 31 she became a widow.[2]: 143 She was remarried two years later to the Archduke Albert VI of Austria.[1] After he died in 1463, she retired to her court at Rottenburg am Neckar.[3] This court became a center of flourishing literary culture up until her death.[4]
Some of the literary artists who she supported showed their appreciation for her through the dedication of literary works. After their initial meeting in 1460, Niklas van Wyle dedicated four of his translations to her.[5]
Amongst many things, she was also known as a bibliophile.[6] Jakob Püterich von Reichertshausen wrote a poem for her called Letter of Honor.[7] In the poem, he lists and compares all the books that he and she had collected in their individual libraries.[7] She had sent him a list of 94 of her books in advance of this poems creation for his use.[7] Many of those in her possession, he had not even heard of before.[7]
In collaboration with her son, Count Eberhard the Bearded of Württemberg, who was married to an Italian princess of the Gonzaga family, Barbara Gonzaga, she founded the University of Freiburg, in Freiburg im Breisgau, in 1457.[4] She later co-founded the humanistic University of Tübingen in 1477.[4]
She died on 22 August 1482 and was buried at the Charterhouse of Güterstein.[2]: 144
Issue
Ludwig I and Mechthild of the Palatinate had the following children:
- Mechthild (after 1436 – 6 June 1495), married in 1454 to Louis II, Landgrave of Hesse (1438–1471)
- Ludwig II (3 April 1439 – 3 November 1457), from 1450 count of Württemberg-Urach
- Andreas (11 April – 19 May 1443)
- Eberhard V (11 December 1445 – 24 February 1496), from 1457 count of Württemberg-Urach, from 1495 Duke Eberhard I. of Württemberg
- Elisabeth (4 October 1447 – 3 June 1505), married in 1470 to Johann II of Nassau-Saarbrücken in Saarbrücken (1423–1472), and in 1474 to Heinrich the Elder, Count of Stolberg (1436–1511)
References
- ^ a b c Watanabe, Morimichi (2011). Nicholas of Cusa: A Companion to His Life and His Times. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 106. ISBN 978-1409420392.
- ^ a b Clogan, Paul Maurice (1995). Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Culture: Diversity, Issue 22. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0847680991.
- ^ Pius II (1988). Eurialus and Lucretia. Rodopi. p. 65. ISBN 9062039995.
- ^ a b c Camden House Publishing (2001). Camden House History of German Literature. Boydell & Brewer. p. 788. ISBN 1571131035.
- ^ Pius II (1988). Eurialus and Lucretia. 9062039995. p. 65. ISBN 9062039995.
- ^ Christ, Karl (1984). The handbook of medieval library history. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810816541.
- ^ a b c d Jeep, John M. (2001). Medieval Germany: An Encyclopedia. Psychology Press. p. 632. ISBN 0824076443.
External links
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