Career
Margaret was betrothed to Frederick II, Elector of Saxony in 1428, not long after his accession. The wedding took place on 3 June 1431 at Leipzig. Margaret received her own coinage.
Margaret was regarded as a Christian-influenced woman.
After a war that claimed the life of her brother-in-law, she set up a spiritual foundation. In 1453, she had laid the foundation for the fourteen Holy Helpers sacred sanctuary in a desolate village in Jena.
Until her death she lived in Altenburg, where she exercised her sovereign rights and thus was under the jurisdiction. In the Old Castle in 1468, she set up a grain house, which was destroyed by fire in 1868.
With the support of the Altenburg civil servants who cared for her household plot, Margaret gave generous supplies industries.
Margaret and Frederick had eight children:
Amalia (b Meissen, 4 April 1436 – d Rochlitz, 19 October 1501), married on 21 March 1452 to Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria
Anna (b Meissen, 7 March 1437 – d Neustadt am Aisch, 31 October 1512), married on 12 November 1458 to Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg
Frederick (b Meissen, 28 August 1439 – d Meissen, 23 December 1451)
Ernest, Elector of Saxony (b Meissen, 24 March 1441 – d Colditz, 26 August 1486)
Albert, Duke of Saxony (b Grimma, 31 July 1443 – d Emden, 12 September 1500)
Margaret (b Meissen?, 1444 – d Seusslitz?, ca 19 November 1498), Abbess of Seusslitz
Hedwig (b Meissen?, 31 October 1445 – d Quedlinburg, 13 June 1511), Abbess of Quedlinburg (1458)
Alexander (b Meissen, 24 June 1447 – d Meissen, 14 September 1447).