Elisabeth of Mansfeld-Hinterort


Elisabeth of Mansfeld-Hinterort, was a German noblewoman member of the House of Mansfeld and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach.
Born in Mansfeld, she was a daughter of John, Count of Mansfeld-Hinterort and his second wife Margaret, a daughter of Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Life

In Wiener Neustadt on 23 November 1591 Elisabeth married John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach with his brother. They had one son:
Four days later, Elisabeth died aged 31, probably from childbirth complications. She was buried in Creuzburg alongside her son.