Elizabeth of Hungary
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Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as Elisabeth of Thuringia, was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary and the landgravine of Thuringia.
Elizabeth of Hungary by Simone Martini
St. Elizabeth washing a sick man—a scene from the main altar of St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Košice, 15th century
St. Elizabeth spinning wool for the poor by Marianne Stokes (1895)
A triptych depicting the miracles and her charity (Master of the Drapery Studies c. 1480-90)
Louis IV of Thuringia
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Louis IV, a member of the Ludovingian dynasty, was Landgrave of Thuringia and Saxon Count palatine from 1217 until his death. He was the husband of Elizabeth of Hungary.
Elizabeth of Hungary
…in the Castle of Posonium until the age of four. Elizabeth was brought to the court of the rulers of Thuringia in central Germany, to be betrothed to Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia (also known as Ludwig IV), a future union which would reinforce political alliances between the two families. She was raised by the Thuringian court…
Seal of Louis IV
Louis and Elizabeth: Miracle of the roses, altarpiece, Mariahof parish church, 16th century