Elisabeth Amalie of Hessen-Darmstadt
Elisabeth Amalie Magdalene von Hessen-Darmstadt (* March 20, 1635 in Gießen ; † August 4, 1709 in Neuburg an der Donau ) was a born princess of Hessen-Darmstadt and through marriage initially Duchess of Pfalz-Neuburg , Jülich and Berg and later also Electress of the Palatinate .
Life
Elisabeth Amalie was a daughter of Landgrave Georg II of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605–1661) from his marriage to Sophie Eleonore (1609–1671), a daughter of Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony . Elisabeth Amalie, raised by her mother in a strictly Lutheran manner, was considered a princess with a captivating appearance with strikingly blond hair, which she is said to have kept into old age.
On September 3, 1653, Elisabeth Amalie married in Langenschwalbach, who would later become Elector Philipp Wilhelm of the Palatinate, 20 years her senior . The marriage came about through the mediation of Landgrave Ernst von Hessen-Rheinfels , after Elisabeth Amalie had initially converted to Catholicism in secret and without the knowledge or consent of her family. She publicly and solemnly accepted the new creed on November 1, 1653 in the Andreas Church of Düsseldorf , in the presence of the elector and archbishop of Cologne Maximilian Heinrich .
The 37-year marriage was considered extremely happy. The extremely pious elector couple lived and shaped Düsseldorf in the first years of their marriage by founding and equipping churches and monasteries. Later, Philipp Wilhelm and Elisabeth Amalie increasingly withdrew to Neuburg, where the Electress, who survived her husband for almost 20 years, was also buried in the court church .
The writer Wilhelm Nakatenus dedicated his work Das Himmlisch Palm-Gärtlein to her .
progeny
In the course of their marriage, Elisabeth Amalie was pregnant 23 times. She gave birth to 9 sons and 8 daughters. With her sons-in-law, Elisabeth Amalie was a central dynastic figure of her time.
- Eleonore Magdalene Therese (1655-1720)
- ⚭ 1676 Emperor Leopold I (1640–1705)
- Maria Adelheid Anna (* / † 1656)
- Sophie Elisabeth (1657-1658)
- Johann Wilhelm (1658–1716), Elector Palatinate
- ⚭ 1678 Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria (1654–1689)
- ⚭ 1691 Anna Maria Luisa of Medici (1667–1743)
- Wolfgang Georg Friedrich Franz (1659–1683), auxiliary bishop of Cologne
- Ludwig Anton (1660–1694), Bishop of Worms
- Karl Philipp (1661–1742), Elector Palatinate
- ⚭ 1688 Princess Luise Charlotte Radziwill (1667–1695), widow of Prince Ludwig of Brandenburg
- ⚭ 1701 Princess Theresa Katharina Lubomirska (1685–1712)
- ⚭ 1728/29 (morning) Countess Violante Maria Theresa von Thurn und Taxis (1683–1734)
- Alexander Sigismund (1663–1737), Prince-Bishop of Augsburg
- Franz Ludwig (1664–1732), Archbishop of Trier and Mainz
- Friedrich Wilhelm (1665–1689), imperial general
- Marie Sophie Elisabeth (1666–1699)
- ⚭ 1687 King Peter II of Portugal from the House of Braganza
- Maria Anna Adelheid (1667–1740)
- ⚭ 1690 King Charles II of Spain
- Philipp Wilhelm August (1668–1693)
- ⚭ 1690 Princess Anna Maria Franziska of Saxony-Lauenburg (1672–1741)
- Dorothea Sophie (1670-1748)
- ⚭ 1690 Duke Odoardo II Farnese of Parma and Piacenza (1666–1693)
- ⚭ 1696 Duke Francesco Farnese of Parma and Piacenza (1678–1727)
- Hedwig Elisabeth Amalia (1673-1722)
- ⚭ 1691 Jakob Ludwig Sobieski of Poland (1668–1737)
- Johann (* / † 1675)
- Leopoldine Eleonore (1679–1693)
ancestors
| Georg I Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1547–1596) | |||||||||||||
| Ludwig V Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1577–1626) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena zur Lippe (1552–1587) | |||||||||||||
| Georg II Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605–1661) | |||||||||||||
| Johann Georg Elector of Brandenburg (1525–1598) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena of Brandenburg (1582–1616) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth of Anhalt (1563–1607) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Amalie of Hessen-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||
| Christian I Elector of Saxony (1560–1591) | |||||||||||||
| Johann Georg I Elector of Saxony (1585–1656) | |||||||||||||
| Sophie of Brandenburg (1568–1622) | |||||||||||||
| Sophie Eleonore of Saxony (1609–1671) | |||||||||||||
| Albrecht Friedrich of Prussia (1553-1618) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659) | |||||||||||||
| Marie Eleonore von Jülich-Kleve-Berg (1550–1608) | |||||||||||||
literature
- Adolph Genth: Cultural History of the City of Schwalbach P. 39 f.
- Mooren, Eckertz, Ennen: Annals of the historical association for the Lower Rhine ... p. 237 ff.
Web links
- https://www.duesseldorf.de/stadtmuseum/sammlung/04/012/10203.shtml
- http://genealogy.euweb.cz/brabant/brabant13.html
- http://genealogy.euweb.cz/wittel/wittel4.html#PW
- Pfalz-Neuburg, Elisabetha Amalia (Magdalena) Countess of. Hessian biography. (As of March 1, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elisabeth Amalie of Hessen-Darmstadt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Elisabeth Amalie Magdalene of Hessen-Darmstadt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt, first duchess of Palatinate-Neuburg, Jülich and Berg by marriage and later also Electress of Palatinate |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1635 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | to water |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 4, 1709 |
| Place of death | Neuburg on the Danube |