Anna of Württemberg (1561-1616)
Anna von Württemberg (born June 12, 1561 in Stuttgart ; † July 7, 1616 in Haynau ) was by marriage from 1582 to 1592 Duchess of Wohlau and from 1592 Duchess of Ohlau , which she was entitled to until 1594 as Wittum . After her remarriage in October 1594, she became Duchess of Liegnitz . From 1596 she was entitled to Haynau as a personal asset .
Life
Anna was the daughter of the Württemberg Duke Christoph and his wife Anna Maria von Brandenburg-Ansbach . On September 16, 1582 she married in Brieg with Johann Georg , the second son of the Duke Brieger George II. "The Pious" . The marriage had the children Georg Christoph (* May 4, 1583; † 1584) and Barbara (* 1584/85; † 1586), both of whom died in infancy.
After the death of his father Georg II. In 1586 Anna's husband Johann Georg received the Duchy of Wohlau and together with his brother Joachim Friedrich the Duchy of Ohlau . This was also entitled to the Duchy of Brieg , which, however , was reduced by the city of Brieg , since this Anna's mother-in-law Barbara von Brandenburg was overwritten as Wittum . Therefore both brothers initially resided in Ohlau . Anna's husband Johann Georg died there in 1592. Since he left no heirs, his brother Joachim Friedrich inherited the Duchy of Wohlau. Johann Georg's widow Anna received the Duchy of Ohlau in her will as a Wittum until her death.
When Anna met on October 14th . / October 24, 1594 greg. remarried with the widower Friedrich IV of Liegnitz , she lost her claim to the Ohlauer Wittum. As a result, Ohlau also fell to Duke Joachim Friedrich, the older brother of her late husband.
Anna's second husband, Duke Friedrich IV, died on March 27, 1596 after only 17 months of marriage. Since he left no descendants, his duchy fell to his cousin from the Brieger line, Anna's former brother-in-law Joachim Friedrich. He assigned Anna Haynau , who was widowed for the second time, as personal belongings. There she died 20 years later. Her body was buried in the parish church of Haynau .
literature
- Historical Commission for Silesia (Ed.): History of Silesia. Volume 2: Ludwig Petry , Josef Joachim Menzel (ed.): The Habsburg Era, 1526–1740. 3rd, unchanged edition. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 2000, ISBN 3-7995-6342-3 , p. 40.
- Gerhard Raff : Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 1: The House of Württemberg from Count Ulrich the Founder to Duke Ludwig. 6th edition. Landhege, Schwaigern 2014, ISBN 978-3-943066-34-0 , pp. 611–614.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The information on this is contradictory. After: Historical Commission for Silesia (Hrsg.): History of Silesia. Volume 2. 3rd, unchanged edition. 2000, p. 34, she received Ohlau as Wittum.
- ↑ Raff p. 611 with note 6 on p. 612f.
- ↑ Hugo Weczerka (Ed.): Handbook of historical sites . Volume: Silesia (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 316). Kröner, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-520-31601-3 , p. 179.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anna of Württemberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duchess of Ohlau, Wohlau and Liegnitz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1561 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1616 |
| Place of death | Haynau |