Elizabeth of Salm
Elisabeth zu Salm (1570-1611), was a German-Roman monarch as Princess Abbess of the Imperial Remiremont Abbey in France.
She was the daughter of Friedrich I zu Salm-Neuweiler, Wild- und Rheingraf in Dhaun (1561–1610),[1][2] and his wife Franziska Gräfin von Salm (died in 1587).[3] She became abbess in 1602. During her reign, the copper mines in Thillot reached its maximum production. She resigned in favor of Catherine de Lorraine in 1611. She received a large pension, but died the same year.
Notes
- ↑ Salm-Neuweiler, Friedrich I, at raex.com
- ↑ Frederick I, Count of Salm-Dhaun (3 Febr. 1547 - 1608, r.1574-1608) was also the father of Philip Otto (r.1608-1634) (House of Salm-Salm) and an ancestor of Louis Otto, Prince of Salm.
- ↑ Salm, at deutsche-biographie.de
References
- House of Salm-Salm, at almanachdegotha.org
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