Anna Sophie of Prussia

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Anna Sophie von Prussia (born June 11, 1527 in Königsberg , † February 6, 1591 in Lübz ) was a princess of the Duchy of Prussia and by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg .

Anna Sophie of Prussia, Duchess of Mecklenburg

Life

Anna Sophie was the oldest and only surviving child of Duke Albrecht of Prussia (1490–1568) from his first marriage to Dorothea of ​​Denmark and Norway (1504–1547), daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark . Through her mother, Anna Sophie had extensive knowledge of naturopathy, especially gynecology. As early as 1546 Anna Sophie was granted a so-called princess tax of 30,000 guilders by the Prussian estates , which she also received at her wedding.

Anna Sophie married on February 24, 1555 in Wismar, Duke Johann Albrecht I of Mecklenburg (1525–1576). During the wedding celebrations, Anna Sophie's father arranged for his son-in-law to be compared with his brother Ulrich . On the occasion of the wedding, Johann Albrecht had the Princely Court in Wismar redesigned in the Renaissance style, which he moved into together with his wife. Anna Sophie was a loving mother to the three sons of this marriage. Because of his marriage, Duke Johann Albrecht was a loyal ally to his father-in-law in the empire as well as in Livonia . Albrecht von Prussia tried at times unsuccessfully to have his son-in-law recognized as his successor in the Duchy of Prussia.

Anna Sophie died on her widow's residence in Lübz and was buried in Schwerin Cathedral .

progeny

From their marriage, Anna Sophie had the following children:

  • Albrecht (1556–1561)
  • Johann VII. (1558–1592), Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
⚭ 1588 Princess Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1569–1634)
⚭ 1593 Princess Klara Maria von Pommern-Barth (1574–1623)

Web links

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literature

  • Karl Friedrich Pauli: General Prussian State History , CP Francken, 1762, p. 458
  • Dietmar Willoweit, Hans Lemberg: Empires and territories in East Central Europe: historical relationships and political legitimacy , Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, 2006, p. 64 f.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martina Schattkowsky: Widowhood in the early modern period: princely and noble widows between foreign and self-determination , Leipziger Universitätsverlag, 2003, p. 207
  2. ^ Karl Friedrich Pauli: General Prussian State History , CP Francken, 1762, p. 443
  3. ^ Christiane Petri: ADAC Travel Guide Plus Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , ADAC Verlag DE, 2006, p. 19
  4. ^ Friedrich August von Rudloff: Modern history of Mecklenburg , Stiller, 1822, p. 27
personal data
SURNAME Anna Sophie of Prussia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anna Sophia of Prussia; Anna Sophie of Mecklenburg; Anna Sophia of Mecklenburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duchess of Mecklenburg
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1527
PLACE OF BIRTH Koenigsberg
DATE OF DEATH February 6, 1591
Place of death Luebz