Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Eleonore Juliane von Brandenburg-Ansbach, Duchess of Württemberg

Duchess Eleonore Juliane von Württemberg-Winnental

Eleonore Juliane von Brandenburg-Ansbach (* October 23, 1663 in Ansbach ; † March 4, 1724 in Ansbach) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach and was by marriage from October 31, 1682 to December 20, 1697 Duchess of Württemberg-Winnental .

Life

Eleonore Juliane was a daughter of Margrave Albrecht von Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620–1667) from his second marriage to Sophie Margarete (1634–1664), daughter of Count Joachim Ernst zu Oettingen-Oettingen.

She married Duke Friedrich Karl von Württemberg-Winnental (1652–1698) on October 31, 1682 in Ansbach . On the occasion of the wedding, Friedrich Karl had a commemorative coin minted. At the wedding, Eleanor Julian's brother Johann Friedrich met the composer Johann Sigismund Kusser , who later worked in Ansbach.

After she became a widow, Eleonore Juliane moved back to her native Ansbach in 1710 to support her youngest daughter. The Duchess had personal contact with the theologian August Hermann Francke and wrote sacred songs. Philipp Friedrich von Geismar (1646–1701) acted as her councilor and court master .

Eleonore Juliane was buried in the Stuttgart collegiate church .

progeny

Eleonore Juliane had the following children from their marriage:

Karl I Alexander (1684–1737), Duke of Württemberg

⚭ 1727 Princess Marie-Auguste von Thurn and Taxis (1706–1756)

Dorothea Charlotte (1685-1687)
Friedrich Karl (1686–1693)
Heinrich Friedrich (1687–1734)
Maximilian Emanuel (1689–1709)
Friedrich Ludwig (1690–1734)

⚭ 1722 Ursula Katharina von Altenbockum (1680–1743)

Christiane Charlotte (1694-1729)

⚭ 1709 Margrave Wilhelm Friedrich of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1686–1723)

literature

Christoph Eberlein: Eleonora Juliana. In: Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (eds.): Das Haus Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , p. 237 f.
Gerhard Raff : Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 3: The House of Württemberg from Duke Wilhelm Ludwig to Duke Friedrich Carl. Hohenheim, Stuttgart / Leipzig 2002, ISBN 3-89850-084-5 / ISBN 978-3-943066-11-1 , pp. 257-272.
Horst Weigelt: History of Pietism in Bavaria. Beginnings - Development - Meaning (= work on the history of Pietism. Volume 40). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2001, ISBN 3-525-55824-4 , p. 212.

Individual evidence

^ Württembergische yearbooks for statistics and regional studies. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1860, p. 124 ( digitized version ).
↑ Samantha Owens (ed.): Volume 154 by Alessandro Scarlatti: Concerti Sacri, Opera Seconda , AR Editions, Inc., 2009, p. 12
^ Claudia Tietz: Johann Winckler (1642–1705): Beginnings of a Lutheran Pietist (= work on the history of Pietism. Volume 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-525-55836-2 , p. 76.

personal data
SURNAME	Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Duchess of Württemberg
DATE OF BIRTH	October 23, 1663
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ansbach
DATE OF DEATH	March 4, 1724
Place of death	Ansbach

[1] Württembergische yearbooks for statistics and regional studies. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1860, p. 124 ( digitized version ).

[2] Samantha Owens (ed.): Volume 154 by Alessandro Scarlatti: Concerti Sacri, Opera Seconda , AR Editions, Inc., 2009, p. 12

[3] Claudia Tietz: Johann Winckler (1642–1705): Beginnings of a Lutheran Pietist (= work on the history of Pietism. Volume 50). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-525-55836-2 , p. 76.