# Elisabeth of Hesse, Hereditary Princess of Saxony

> Elisabeth of Hesse was Hereditary Princess of Saxony in 1519-1537 by marriage to John of Saxony. After the death of her husband, she managed her Wittum, the Saxon districts of Rochlitz and Kriebstein between 1537 and 1547, earning her the name Elisabeth of Rochlitz. She allowed for the spread of Protestantism in her territories. She acted as mediator between her Catholic mother and Lutheran brother, and as the nurse of Maurice of Saxony.

*Saxon princess*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/elisabeth-of-hesse-hereditary-princess-of-saxony

## Identity
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1502-03-06
- **Died:** 1557-12-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Elisabet av Rochlitz](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabet_av_Rochlitz)
- [Елизабет фон Хесен (1502 - 1557)](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%82_%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD_(1502_%E2%80%93_1557))
- [Alžběta Hesenská (1502-1557)](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al%C5%BEb%C4%9Bta_Hesensk%C3%A1_(1502%E2%80%931557))
- [Elisabeth von Hessen (1502-1557)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_von_Hessen_(1502%E2%80%931557))
- [Ελισάβετ της Έσσης (1502-1557)](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%AC%CE%B2%CE%B5%CF%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%88%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82_(1502-1557))
- [Elisabeth of Hesse, Hereditary Princess of Saxony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_of_Hesse%2C_Hereditary_Princess_of_Saxony)
- [Élisabeth de Hesse (1502-1557)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lisabeth_de_Hesse_(1502-1557))
- [Elisabetta d'Assia (1502-1557)](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabetta_d'Assia_(1502-1557))
- [Isabel de Hesse (1502-1557)](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_de_Hesse_(1502%E2%80%931557))
- [Елизавета Гессенская (1502 - 1557)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0_%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_(1502%E2%80%941557))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98340)

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