Christine of Saxony

Christina of Saxony
Landgravine consort of Hesse
Tenure11 December 1523 – 15 April 1549
Born25 December 1505
Dresden
Died15 April 1549(1549-04-15) (aged 43)
Kassel
SpousePhilip I, Landgrave of Hesse
IssueAgnes, Electress of Saxony
Anna, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken
William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Philipp Ludwig
Barbara, Duchess of Württemberg-Mömpelgard
Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg
Elisabeth, Electress Palatine
Philip II, Landgrave of Hesse-Rheinfels
Christine, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp
George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
HouseWettin
FatherGeorge, Duke of Saxony
MotherBarbara Jagiellon

Christine of Saxony (25 December 1505 – 15 April 1549) was a German noblewoman, landgravine consort of Hesse by her marriage to Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse.[1] She was the regent of Hesse during the absence of her spouse in 1547–1549.

  1. ^ Eckhart G. Franz (Hrsg.): Haus Hessen. Biografisches Lexikon. (= Arbeiten der Hessischen Historischen Kommission N.F., Bd. 34) Hessische Historische Kommission, Darmstadt 2012, ISBN 978-3-88443-411-6

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