Anna Maria Franziska of Saxony-Lauenburg

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Anna Maria Franziska of Saxony-Lauenburg. Official portrait as the Grand Duchess of Tuscany

Anna Maria Franziska von Sachsen-Lauenburg (born June 13, 1672 in Neuhaus an der Elbe ; † October 15, 1741 in Reichstadt ) was a princess of Sachsen-Lauenburg and was successively married to Count Palatine of Neuburg and Grand Duchess of Tuscany .

Life

Anna Maria Franziska was the oldest surviving daughter of Duke Julius Franz von Sachsen-Lauenburg (1641–1689) from his marriage to Hedwig (1650–1681), daughter of Count Palatine Christian August von Sulzbach .

After the death of her father, she was together with her younger sister Sibylla Augusta under guardianship Emperor Leopold I asked. She only inherited the extensive Bohemian territories of her father, including the goods Buschtiehrad , Consonim, Minckwitz, Politz , Ploschkowitz , Schwaden, Schwolino and Reichstadt. However, she never gave up the claim to succession to the duchy, in which she could not assert herself in the battle of the powers and the emperor also opposed her. Anna Maria Franziska was considered one of the most interesting marriage candidates in the empire.

Her first marriage was on October 29, 1690 in Raudnitz, Count Palatine Philipp Wilhelm von Neuburg (1668–1693), who died at the age of 24 after three years of marriage.

Arms of Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg as Grand Duchess of Tuscany.png

Her second husband became Grand Duke Gian Gastone of Tuscany (1671–1737) in Düsseldorf on July 2, 1697 . The marriage had been arranged by Anna Maria Franziska's sister-in-law Anna Maria Luisa and was intended to further strengthen Tuscany's ties to the empire. The marriage became a complete fiasco. Gian Gastone, who was inclined to alcohol and boyfriends, showed interests in the sciences in a sober state, while his wife, more made for country life, preferred to ride and hunt. The couple separated in 1708 after attempts to mediate by the Archbishop of Prague on behalf of Pope Clement XI. failed. During these conversations, Anna Maria Franziska described her husband as "completely impotent" and would not think of exposing herself to the danger of being murdered in Florence. For his part, Gian Gastone described his wife as an "impossible witch" and would not think of seeing her in Florence if she came there. Gian Gastone lived in Florence and Anna Maria Franziska stayed on her Bohemian estates, mainly in Reichstadt. The couple never saw each other again.

In 1723 she had the church in Politz completed in its current form. Anna Maria Franziska died as the last of the family of the Lauenburg dukes and was buried at the side of her first husband in the parish church of Reichstadt. She was of great piety and, at her own request, let herself be buried in the blue choir cloak of the Celestine Sisters.

progeny

From her first marriage to Philipp Wilhelm von der Pfalz, Anna Maria Franziska had two daughters:

⚭ 1719 Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria (1699–1738)

literature

  • Johann Samuelersch, Johann Gottfried Gruber: General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts: in alphabetical order by named writers , Volume 92, JF Gleditsch, 1851, p. 363
  • Peter von Kobbe: History and description of the country of the Duchy of Lauenburg , Volume 3, Harro von Hirschheydt, 1837, p. 92
  • James Cleugh: The Medici. Power and Shine of a European Family , 4th edition, Piper, Munich 2002, p. 367 ff. ISBN 3-492-23667-7 .

Web links

Commons : Anna Maria Franziska von Sachsen-Lauenburg  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.badische-heimat.de
  2. ↑ Yearbook for European History 2007 , Volume 8, p. 60, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, 2007 ( digitized version )
  3. ↑ See essays by Carl Vossen and Bernd Dreher in: Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf: Anna Maria Luisa Medici. Electress of the Palatinate. Exhibition catalog, Verlag R. Meyer, Düsseldorf 1988
  4. ^ Heinrich Leo: History of the Italian States , Volume 5, F. Perthes, 1832, p. 700
  5. ^ Johann Gottfried Sommer: The Kingdom of Bohemia: Bd. 1 Leitmeritzer circle. , JG Calve, 1833, p. 310
  6. ^ Website on the life story of the Grand Duchess
  7. ^ Ferdinand Břetislav Mikovec : Picturesque-historical sketches from Bohemia , Vienna, 1860, p. 65; (Digital scan)
personal data
SURNAME Anna Maria Franziska of Saxony-Lauenburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Countess Palatine of Neuburg, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1672
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuhaus Office
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1741
Place of death Reichstadt