page_title: Maria Kunigunde of Saxony
section_title: Election as abbess
hierarchical_section_title: Maria Kunigunde of Saxony / Life / Election as abbess
context_page_description: Maria Kunigunde of Saxony was Princess-Abbess of Essen and Thorn. She was a titular Princess of Poland, Lithuania and Saxony of the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin. She was a member of the Order of the Starry Cross and a collegiate lady in the abbey at Münsterbilzen.
caption: Maria Kunigunde of Saxony in court costume, using a knotting shuttle; painting by Pietro Antonio Conte Rotari
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