Christine of Saxony
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Christine of Saxony was a German noblewoman, landgravine consort of Hesse by her marriage to Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse. She was the regent of Hesse during the absence of her husband from 1547 to 15
Portrait c. 1585–1590
Barbara Jagiellon
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Barbara Jagiellon was a princess of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, member of the Jagiellonian dynasty and by marriage Duchess of Saxony.
Christine of Saxony
…Landgrave of Hesse. She was the regent of Hesse during the absence of her husband from 1547 to 1549. She was a daughter of George, Duke of Saxony and Barbara Jagiellon. She married Landgrave Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse on 11 December 1523 in Kassel. The marriage was arranged to forge a political alliance between Hesse…
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder