Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Anna Maria von Brandenburg-Bayreuth (* December 30, 1609 in Bayreuth ; † May 8, 1680 in Ödenburg ) was a princess of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and by marriage Princess of Eggenberg .
Life
Anna Maria was a daughter of Margrave Christian zu Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1581–1655) from his marriage to Marie (1579–1649), daughter of Duke Albrecht Friedrich of Prussia .
She married on October 23, 1639 in Regensburg Prince Johann Anton I von Eggenberg (1610–1649), Duke of Krumau, who two years later was passed on by his childhood friend Emperor Ferdinand III. also received the princely county of Gradisca . The marriage had been negotiated by Christian Wilhelm von Brandenburg and Prince Johann Anton promised himself Brandenburg support in his claim to the imperial estate .
After the early death of her husband, Anna Maria, together with her father and Wolf von Stubenberg, was responsible for the guardianship and administration of their two underage sons and the Eggenberg estates until 1664. During her guardianship, coins with a joint representation of her two sons were minted in the mint of Krumlov Castle .
Since the father did not leave a will, the sons shared the inheritance in 1665 and 1672 respectively. Anna Maria spoke to the emperor personally to ensure that her daughter's marriage property waived her father's inheritance claims and was compensated with a sum of money. The princess made a significant financial contribution to the construction of the pilgrimage church Svatý Kámen near Český Krumlov .
Anna Maria was a member of the Tugendliche Gesellschaft under the name Die Höfliche . She is buried in the town church of Bayreuth .
progeny
From their marriage, Anna Maria had the following children:
- Maria Elisabeth (1640-1715)
- ⚭ 1656 Prince Ferdinand Joseph von Dietrichstein (1636–1698)
- Johann Christian I (1641–1710), Prince of Eggenberg
- ⚭ 1666 Princess Maria Ernestina zu Schwarzenberg (1649–1719)
- Maria Franziska (* / † 1643)
- Johann Seyfried (1644–1713), Prince of Eggenberg
- ⚭ 1666 Princess Maria Eleonora von und zu Liechtenstein (1647–1704)
- ⚭ 1704 Countess Maria Josepha von Orsini and Rosenberg (1690–1715)
literature
- Christian von Stramberg, Anton Joseph Weidenbach: Memorable and useful Rhenish antiquarian: Which represents the most important and pleasant geographical, historical and political peculiarities of the entire Rhine river, from its outflow into the sea to its origin , Volume 1, Part 4, RF Hergt, 1863, p. 413 ff.
Individual evidence
- ^ Johann Samuel Publication: Volume 31 of General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts , J. f. Gleditsch, 1838, p. 209 f. ( Digitized version )
- ^ Johann Gottfried Sommer: The Kingdom of Bohemia statistically and topographically represented , Ehrlich, 1841, p. 207
- ↑ http://www.castle.ckrumlov.cz/docs/de/zamek_2nadvori_razba.xml
- ^ Yearbooks of Literature, Volume 107-108 , C. Gerold, 1844, p. 39 ( digitized version )
- ↑ Svatý Kámen pilgrimage church . In: Online encyclopedia encyklopedie.ckrumlov.cz about Krummau .
- ↑ Erika Alma Metzger, Richard E. Schade: Linguistic Societies , galante Poetinnen , Rodopi, 1989, p. 618
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Kulmbach |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Eggenberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1609 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bayreuth |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1680 |
| Place of death | Ödenburg |