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Elisabeth of Hungary (German: , Hungarian: , July 7, 1207 – November 17, 1231) was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary and a Catholic saint. According to tradition, she was born in the castle of Sárospatak, Hungary, on July 7, 1207, according to a different tradition she was born in Preßburg, Kingdom of Hungary (modern-day Bratislava, Slovakia), where she lived at the Bratislava Castle until the age of four. She was the daughter of Andrew II of Hungary and Gertrude of Merania, and at age four was brought to the court of the rulers of Thuringia in central Germany, to become a future bride who would reinforce political alliances between the families. Elisabeth was married at the age of 14, widowed at 20, relinquished her wealth to the poor, built hospitals, and became a symbol of Christian charity in Germany and elsewhere after her death at the age of 24.
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17 November 1231 (aged 24)
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