Eleanor of Prussia
Eleanor of Prussia (born August 21, 1583 in Königsberg ; † April 9, 1607 in Cölln ) was a princess of the Duchy of Prussia and was elector of Brandenburg by marriage .
Life
Eleonore was the fourth daughter of Duke Albrecht Friedrich of Prussia (1553–1618) from his marriage to Marie Eleonore (1550–1608), daughter of Duke Wilhelm the Rich of Jülich-Kleve-Berg . The princess grew up with her sisters in Königsberg Castle .
On November 2, 1603, she became the second wife of Elector Joachim Friedrich von Brandenburg (1546–1608) in Berlin . The marriage was concluded for political reasons. On the one hand Joachim Friedrich hoped to strengthen his influence in the Duchy of Prussia, where he acted as regent for Eleonore's mentally ill father; on the other hand he hoped for Eleonore's maternal inheritance. Johann von Löben was appointed Eleonores Hofmeister .
The Electress died at the age of 24 shortly after the birth of her only child in childbed. Eleonore's body was buried on April 26, 1607 in the Hohenzollern Crypt in the Berlin Cathedral .
progeny
Eleonore had a daughter from their marriage:
- Marie Eleonore (1607–1675)
- ⚭ 1631 Count Palatine Ludwig Philipp von Simmern (1602–1655)
literature
- Friederike Bornhak: Eleonora von Preussen: Electress of Brandenburg, second wife of Elector Joachim Friedrich of Brandenburg, born 1583, died 1607 . S. Geibel, 1889
- Dieter Brozat: The Berlin Cathedral . Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-7759-0271-6
- Ernst Daniel Martin Kirchner: The Electresses and Queens on the Throne of the Hohenzollern , Part 2: The last eight Electresses . Berlin 1867, pp. 107–130 (with portrait of Eleonore von Preussens) books.google.de .
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| SURNAME | Eleanor of Prussia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eleanor of Brandenburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Daughter of Duke Albrecht Friedrich of Prussia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1583 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1607 |
| Place of death | Cölln |