Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Countess of Holland and Zeeland
Queen consort of the Romans
Reign	25 January 1252 – 28 January 1256
Born	1230
Died	27 May 1266
Spouse	William II of Holland
Issue	Floris V, Count of Holland Machteld of Holland
House	Welf
Father	Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother	Matilda of Brandenburg

Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1230 – 27 May 1266) was Queen of the Romans, Countess of Holland, and Countess of Zeeland as the wife of William II of Holland.

Biography[]

Elisabeth of Brunswick-Lüneburg was born in 1230 to Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Matilda of Brandenburg.

On 25 January 1252 she married William II of Holland, who was elected anti-king of the Germans in 1247 and crowned King of the Romans in 1248, in Brunswick. As the consort of William II, she was the Countess of Holland, Countess of Zeeland, and Queen of the Romans. They had two children, Floris and Machteld. Her husband died in 1256.^[1]

She died on 27 May 1266 and was buried in the Middelburg Abbey church.^{[citation needed]}

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