Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg

Anna Maria of Neuburg
Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar
Tenure	9 September 1591 – 7 July 1602
Spouse	Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
among others... Issue
John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Frederick William II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
House	House of Wittelsbach
Father	Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
Mother	Anna of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Born	18 August 1575(1575-08-18) Neuburg an der Donau
Died	11 February 1643(1643-02-11) (aged 67) Dornburg
Burial	Brethren Church, Altenberg
Religion	Lutheranism

Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg (18 August 1575, Neuburg an der Donau – 11 February 1643, Dornburg) was Countess Palatine of Neuburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar.

Life

Anna Maria was the eldest child of the Count Palatine and Duke Philip Louis of Neuburg (1547–1614) from his marriage to Anna (1552–1632), daughter of Duke William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.

She married on 9 September 1591 in Neuburg Duke Frederick William I of Saxe-Weimar (1562–1602). On the occasion of the marriage of a medal was minted in gold, representing the couple, one on each side with a bust.^[1] In 1604 she moved with her children from Weimar to Altenburg, which was separated from Weimar as an independent Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg for her sons. After she was widowed in 1602, Anna Maria sank into deep sadness and from 1612, she lived separate from her children on her Wittum, the District and City of Dornburg. During an attack on her Dornburg Castle by Croats solderis of General Tilly in 1631, during the Thirty Years' War, Anna Maria resisted the attackers but was robbed and wounded in the cheek. With the help of citizens rushed to the scene, the attackers could be averted. Out of gratitude for this, the Duchess donated a chalice to the local church.

Anna Maria died in 1643 and was buried in the brick royal crypt in the Brethren Church in Altenberg.^[2]

Issue

From her marriage With Frederic William, Anna Maria had the following children:

• John Philip (1597–1639), Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

married in 1618 princess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1593-1650)

• Anna Sophie (1598–1641)

married in Duke in 1618 Charles Frederick I of Münsterberg-Oels (1593-1647)

• Frederick (1599–1625), Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
• John William (1600–1632), Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
• Dorothea (1601–1675)

married in 1633 Duke Albert IV of Saxe-Eisenach (1599-1644)

• Frederick William II (1603–1669), Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

married firstly in 1638 Princess Sophie Elisabeth of Brandenburg (1616-1650)

married secondy, in 1652 Princess Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony (1617-1668)

References

• Luise Hallof, Klaus Hallof: The inscriptions of the district Jena, Akademie Verlag, 1995, p. 159 ff.
• Association for Thuringian history and archeology, Jena: Journal of the Society for Thuringian History and Archaeology, Volume 6-7, G. Fischer, 1865, p. 248 ff.
• Johann Samuel Ersch: General Encyclopedia of the sciences and arts, Volume 50, J.f. Gleditsch, 1849, p. 81

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

External links

• http://geneall.net/D/per_page.php?id=3483

Footnotes

1. ^ Johann G. Gruner: History of Frederick William I, 1791, p. 71
2. ^ Christian Häutle: Genealogy of illustrious House of Wittelsbach, 1870, p. 183

Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg House of Wittelsbach Born: 18 August 1575 Died: 11 February 1643
German royalty
Preceded by Sophie of Württemberg	Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar 9 September 1591 – 7 July 1602	Succeeded by Dorothea Maria of Anhalt

Persondata
Name
Alternative names
Short description	Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
Date of birth	18 August 1575
Place of birth	Neuburg an der Donau
Date of death	11 February 1643
Place of death	Dornburg