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Elizabeth Lucretia, Duchess of Cieszyn

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also affected the Duchy and many citizens died. Eventually, this led to Cieszyn being economically and demographically destroyed for the next 100 years. Elizabeth Lucretia's life was seriously threatened on several occasions: for example, in 1642, when she had to find refuge in
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rule was held by Elizabeth Lucretia, even after Frederick William returned to Cieszyn and assumed the effective government in 1624, because the Duke almost immediately after his return made a trip with the
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of Liechtenstein proved to be unsuccessful, despite the fact that they had three children together. In 1626 they were formally separated, and remained in this way until her death.
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During her reign, Cieszyn passed through one of the most difficult periods in his history. It was the
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in 1498, under which was secured the female succession over Cieszyn until the fourth generation.
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On 13 July 1617 her father, Adam Wenceslaus, died and was succeeded by his only surviving son,
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Elizabeth Lucretia died on 19 May 1653 and was buried in the Ducal crypt in the
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Elisa(beth) Lucre(tia) D(ei) G(ratia) in Sile(sia) Tesch(inensis) ... Ducis(sa)
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and was onward ruled directly by the Bohemian kings, then members of the
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Ferdinand Johann of Liechtenstein (27 December 1622 – 9 January 1666)
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on 24 October 1648 finally established the peace in her domains.
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Maria Anna of Liechtenstein (13 August 1621 – 5 October 1655)
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tried to join Cieszyn to his domains, using his rights as
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troops under the commands of Colonel Rochowa and General
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Ancestors of Elizabeth Lucretia, Duchess of Cieszyn
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Index

Duchess of Cieszyn

ducat
Noble family
Piast
Gundakar, Prince of Liechtenstein
Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn
German
Polish
Czech
Cieszyn
Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn
Ketteler of Courland
Gotthard Kettler
Duke of Courland
Silesian Piast dynasty
Duchy of Cieszyn
Bohemian Crown
fiefdom
House of Habsburg
Habsburg dynasty
fall of the Empire
Duchy of Cieszyn
Lutheran
Catholicism
Frederick William
Gundakar of Liechtenstein
Karl I
Opava
Krnov

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