Births on August 4

Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Born on August 4, 1469

Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1528)

Margarete of Saxony (born 4 August 1469 in Meissen – died: 7 December 1528 in Weimar) was a Saxon princess of the Ernestine line of the house Wettin by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

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Events on 1469

26 Jul

Battle of Edgecote Moor
Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Edgecote Moor, pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of Edward IV of England, takes place.
1 Aug

Order of Saint Michael
Louis XI of France founds the chivalric order called the Order of Saint Michael in Amboise.
19 Oct

Isabella I of Castile
Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain.

Births on August 4

Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Born on August 4, 1469

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Events on 1469

Battle of Edgecote Moor

Order of Saint Michael

Isabella I of Castile