Elisabeth Marie, Duchess of Oels | |
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| Born | (1625-05-11)11 May 1625 Oels,Silesia |
| Died | 17 March 1686(1686-03-17) (aged 60) Oels |
| Noble family | House of Poděbrady |
| Spouse | Silvius I Nimrod, Duke of Württemberg-Oels |
| Father | Charles Frederick I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels |
| Mother | Anna Sophia of Saxe-Weimar |
Elisabeth Marie of Oels (11 May 1625 – 17 March 1686) was the last member of theHouse of Poděbrady and aregent of theDuchy of Oels.
Elizabeth Marie was the only child of DukeCharles Frederick I of Münsterberg-Oels (1593–1647) from his first marriage with Anna Sophia (1598–1641), daughter of DukeFrederick William I of Saxe-Weimar.
On 1 May 1647 Mary Elizabeth married at Oels DukeSilvius Nimrod of Württemberg-Juliusburg. Her father died later that month, on the 31st. He had been the last male member of theHouse of Poděbrady and he had hoped he could pass the duchy to his daughter. Already in 1638, he had declared Oels to be a "women fief". EmperorFerdinand III, however, raised objections. In 1648, a compromise was reached: the Moravian dominion ofJevišovice was ceded to the emperor and the emperor invested Sylvius Nimrod with the Duchies of Oels and Bernstadt. The Poděbrady family retained the Moravian dominion ofŠternberk; the Duchy of Münsterberg was declared vacant and fell back to the Emperor. The Emperor combined the coats of arms of Elizabeth Marie and Silvius Nimrod.
In 1652, Elizabeth Marie and Silvius Nimrod founded the Ducal Württemberg-OelsianOrder of the Skull.
After Silvius Nimrod died in 1664, Elizabeth Marie and DukesChristian of Brieg andAugust of Legnica acted jointly as regent for her four minor sons. When the older sons reached adulthood, they divided the duchy in 1672 and the following year Elisabeth Marie laid down the guardianship of her youngest son.
From her marriage, Elizabeth Marie had the following children:
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