Hedwig of Brandenburg
Hedwig von Brandenburg (born February 23, 1540 in Cölln ; † October 21, 1602 in Wolfenbüttel ) was Margravine of Brandenburg and became Duchess of Braunschweig and Lüneburg and Duchess of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel by marriage .
Life
Hedwig was a daughter of the Brandenburg Elector Joachim II (1505–1571) from his second marriage to Hedwig (1513–1573), daughter of King Sigismund I of Poland .
She married Duke Julius of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1528–1589) on February 25, 1560 in Cölln on the Spree . The couple had met at the court of Margrave Johann in Küstrin , where Julius had fled from his unpredictable father.
After Julius' reconciliation with his father Heinrich II , who had only reluctantly consented to his son's Protestant marriage, the couple was given the residence of Hesse and Schladen Castle . After Julius older brothers were killed in the battle of Sievershausen , Heinrich II is said to have appeared at Hesse Castle and gained access to his daughter-in-law's room, took the son she had just born out of the cradle and exclaimed: You are now sitting leiwe Son sin.
Julius later turned away from his wife when he came under the fraudulent influence of Philipp Sömmering and Anne Marie Schombach (" Schlueter -Liese"). Hedwig has been described as pious and humble with a preference for domestic chores.
The theologian Stephan Praetorius dedicated his 1598 book Der Witwen Trost to Hedwig .
progeny
Hedwig had the following children from their marriage:
- Sophie Hedwig (1561–1631)
- ⚭ 1577 Duke Ernst Ludwig of Pommern-Wolgast (1545–1592)
- Heinrich Julius (1564–1613), Duke of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
- ⚭ 1. 1585 Princess Dorothea of Saxony (1563–1587)
- ⚭ 2. 1590 Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (1573–1626)
- Maria (1566–1626)
- ⚭ 1582 Duke Franz II of Saxony-Lauenburg (1547–1619)
- Elisabeth (1567-1618)
- ⚭ 1. 1583 Count Adolf XIII. of Holstein-Schauenburg († 1601)
- ⚭ 2. 1604 Duke Christoph von Braunschweig-Harburg (1570–1606)
- Philipp Sigismund (1568–1623), Bishop of Verden and Osnabrück
- Margaret (1571-1580)
- Joachim Karl (1573-1615)
- Sabine Catharina (1574-1590)
- Dorothea Auguste (1577–1625), Abbess of Gandersheim
- Julius August (1578–1617), Abbot of Michaelstein
- Hedwig (1580-1657)
- ⚭ 1621 Duke Otto III. of Braunschweig-Harburg (1572–1641)
literature
- Inge Mager : The concord formula in the Principality of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1993, p. 22 f.
Individual evidence
- ^ O. von Heinemann: The Kingdom of Hanover and the Duchy of Braunschweig. 1858, p. 254.
- ↑ Ulrike Hagena: Ziegler, Anne Marie von. In: Horst-Rüdiger Jarck , Dieter Lent et al. (Ed.): Braunschweigisches Biographisches Lexikon - 8th to 18th century . Appelhans Verlag, Braunschweig 2006, ISBN 3-937664-46-7 , p. 757-758 .
- ^ Carl Eduard Vehse: History of the German courts since the Reformation. Part 5, Hoffman and Campe, 1854, p. 281.
- ↑ Pernille Arenfeldt, Regina Schulte, Xenia von Tippelskirch: The body of the queen: Gender and rule in the courtly world. Campus Verlag, 2002, p. 141.
- ↑ Eckhard Düker: Freudenchristentum: The edification writer Stephan Praetorius. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2003, p. 123.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hedwig of Brandenburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duchess of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1540 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cölln |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 21, 1602 |
| Place of death | Wolfenbüttel |