Anna of Saxony (1437–1512)

Anna of Saxony with her husband Albrecht Achilles, not contemporary painting around 1625, Gripsholm Castle

Anna of Saxony (born March 7, 1437 in Meißen , † October 31, 1512 in Neustadt an der Aisch ) was a princess of Saxony and was elector of Brandenburg by marriage .

Life

Tomb in Heilsbronn Minster

Anna was a daughter of Elector Friedrich II of Saxony (1412–1464) from his marriage to Margarete (1416 / 7–1486), daughter of Duke Ernst of Austria.

On November 12, 1458, Anna married the future Elector Albrecht of Brandenburg, also known as Albrecht Achilles (1414–1486), in Ansbach . In order to tie the connection between Wettin and Hohenzollern even closer, the marriage contract also planned the connection of Anna's brother Albrecht, known as the brave, with Albrecht Achilles' daughter Ursula , but both Albrecht and Ursula later married children of the Bohemian King Georg von Podebike .

The Wittum was designated for Anna Amt and Schloss Hoheneck , Leutershausen and Colmberg . Through her marriage, Anna became the stepmother of the four children Albrecht Achilles' first marriage to Margarete von Baden . In 1470 Albrecht Achilles, who until then held all of the Franconian possessions of the Hohenzollern family, became Elector of Brandenburg. In 1473 Anna agreed to the house law, which made the Mark Brandenburg indivisible, but the Franconian possessions could be divided among several sons, which meant that Johann Cicero , Albrecht's son by first marriage, became Elector of Brandenburg, while Anna's two sons became the Franconian possessions inherited.

Albrecht Achilles determined in his will that Anna was entitled to income and right of residence in Neustadt an der Aisch, Erlangen , Dachsbach , Liebenow and Baiersdorf , but that the sons should keep the sovereign sovereignty. Anna survived her husband by 26 years and, after initially living with her son Friedrich in Ansbach, from 1487 lived mostly in Neustadt an der Aisch, which her brother had assigned her as a widow's residence and where she lived in a relatively lavish court. Anna was buried in Heilsbronn Monastery; the tumba of her tomb, built around 1502, is still preserved.

progeny

Anna had thirteen children from her marriage to Albrecht:

Friedrich II. (1460–1536), Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

⚭ 1479 Princess Sophie of Poland (1464–1512)

Amalie (1461-1481)

⚭ 1478 Count Palatine Kaspar von Zweibrücken (1458–1527)

Anna (* / † 1462)
Barbara (1464-1515)

⚭ 1. 1472 Duke Heinrich XI. von Glogau and Crossen (approx. 1430–1476)

⚭ 2. 1476 (closed 1500) King Vladislav II of Bohemia (1456–1516)

Albrecht (* / † 1466)
Sibylle (1467-1524)

⚭ 1481 Duke Wilhelm von Jülich-Berg (1455–1511)

Siegmund (1468–1495), Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Albrecht (* / † 1470)
Dorothea (1471–1520), abbess in Bamberg
George (1472–1476)
Elisabeth (1474–1507)

⚭ 1491 Count Hermann VIII von Henneberg-Aschach (1470–1535)

Magdalene (1476-1480)
Anastasia (1478-1534)

⚭ 1500 Count Wilhelm VII of Henneberg-Schleusingen (1478–1559)

ancestors

Pedigree of Anna of Saxony
Great-great-grandparents	Margrave Friedrich II (1310–1349) ⚭ 1328 Mathilde of Bavaria (1313–1346)	Heinrich VIII von Henneberg-Schleusingen Jutta von Brandenburg	Duke Magnus II. (1324–1373) Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg	Wartislaw VI. (1345–1394) ⚭ 1363 Anna of Mecklenburg-Stargard	Duke Albrecht II of Austria (1298–1358) ⚭ 1324 Johanna von Pfirt (1300–1351)	Bernabò Visconti (1323–1385) ⚭ 1350 Beatrice della Scala (–1384)	?	Algirdas (1296–1377) ⚭ around 1350 Juliana Aleksandrovna Tverskaja (~ 1330– ~ 1392)
Great grandparents	Margrave Friedrich III. (1332–1381) ⚭ 1346 Katharina von Henneberg (1334–1397)		Duke Heinrich I of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1355–1416) Sophie of Pomerania (1370–1406)		Duke Leopold III. (1351–1386) ⚭ 1365 Viridis Visconti of Milan (1350–1414)		Ziemowit IV. Alexandra of Lithuania
Grandparents	Elector Friedrich I of Saxony (1370–1428) ⚭ 1402 Katharina von Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1395–1442)				Duke Ernst the Iron (1377–1424) ⚭ 1412 Cimburgis of Masovia (1394 / 97–1429)
parents	Elector Friedrich II. (1412–1464) ⚭ 1431 Margaretha of Austria (1416–1486)
Anna of Saxony

literature

Friedrich Albert von Langenn: Duke Albrecht the courageous, progenitor of the royal house of Saxony, p. 37 f.
Ernst Daniel Martin Kirchner: The Electors and Queens on the Throne of the Hohenzollern ..., Volume 1, 134 ff.
Konrad Sturmhoefel : Electress Anna of Saxony. A political and moral history of life from the XVI. Century. Thamm, Halle 1905. In: Ernst Haberland (ed.): Biographies of important women. Volume 5, E. Haberland, Leipzig 1905.

Web links

Commons : Anna von Sachsen - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Max Döllner : History of the development of the city of Neustadt an der Aisch up to 1933. Ph. CW Schmidt, Neustadt ad Aisch 1950. (New edition 1978 on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Ph. CW Schmidt Neustadt an der Aisch 1828–1978. ) P. 51 and 524.

personal data
SURNAME	Anna of Saxony
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Electress of Brandenburg
DATE OF BIRTH	March 7, 1437
PLACE OF BIRTH	Meissen
DATE OF DEATH	October 31, 1512
Place of death	Neustadt an der Aisch

[1] Max Döllner : History of the development of the city of Neustadt an der Aisch up to 1933. Ph. CW Schmidt, Neustadt ad Aisch 1950. (New edition 1978 on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Ph. CW Schmidt Neustadt an der Aisch 1828–1978. ) P. 51 and 524.