About Ursula of Münsterberg
Lived 1491 – 1534 (aged 42–43). Ursula of Münsterberg was a writer, nun and author.
Ursula von Münsterberg (; ; c. 1491/95 or 1499, presumably in Teschen - after 2 February 1534, presumably in Stift Gernrode or Liegnitz) was a German nun and writer, known for her role during the reformation.
Life She was a daughter of Victor, Duke of Münsterberg, and a granddaughter of George of Poděbrady, king of Bohemia. She came from the Crownlands of the Bohemian Kingdom, which is now the Czech Republic.
She became a nun in the Order of St Mary Magdalene. She famously left the convent during the reformation. She became a known Protestant writer.
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When was Ursula of Münsterberg born?
Ursula of Münsterberg was born in 1491 in Duchy of Teschen.
When did Ursula of Münsterberg die?
Ursula of Münsterberg died on 2 February 1534 in Gernrode.
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Ursula of Münsterberg was a writer, nun and author.
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