Hedwig von Pfalz-Sulzbach
Marie Hedwig Auguste von Pfalz-Sulzbach (born April 15, 1650 in Sulzbach ; † November 23, 1681 in Hamburg ) was a Countess Palatine of Sulzbach and successively Archduchess of Austria-Tyrol and Duchess of Saxony-Lauenburg by marriage .
Life
Hedwig was a daughter of the Duke and Count Palatine Christian August von Sulzbach (1622–1708) from his marriage to Amalie (1615–1669), daughter of Count Johann VII of Nassau-Siegen .
She married on June 3, 1665 pro cura in the court chapel of Sulzbach Archduke Sigismund Franz of Austria-Tyrol (1630–1665), who renounced his ecclesiastical dignity after the death of his older brother Ferdinand Karl in order to get married. However, the actual consummation of the marriage no longer took place. Sigismund Franz, who wanted to travel to meet his bride on the way to Tyrol , fell seriously ill in Innsbruck and died there twelve days after the marriage.
Her second husband became Duke Julius Franz von Sachsen-Lauenburg (1641-1689) on April 9, 1668 in Sulzbach . Since Hedwig had been guaranteed an annual allowance of 20,000 guilders from her first marriage, Julius Franz compared himself to the imperial court, after which Hedwig received a one-off severance payment.
Hedwig is buried in Schlackenwerth . Her father had a memorial stone erected for her in 1668 on the occasion of her second marriage in the Sulzbach parish church.
progeny
Hedwig had the following children from their marriage:
- Maria Anna Theresia, (1670–1671)
- Anna Maria Franziska (1672–1741)
- ⚭ 1. 1690 Count Palatine Philipp Wilhelm von Neuburg (1668–1693)
- ⚭ 2. 1697 Grand Duke Gian Gastone de 'Medici of Tuscany (1671–1737)
- Maria Sybilla Augusta (1675-1733)
- ⚭ 1690 Margrave Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden (1655–1707)
literature
- D. Hefele: About the situation of the clergy, especially the parish clergy, in the Middle Ages. In: Theological quarterly . Vol. 50, H. Laupp, 1868, pp. 86-118, here p. 106 .
- Johann S. Publishers , Johann G. Gruber : General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts . Section 2: H - N. Part 28: Jewish Coins - Jungermannia. FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 363.
Individual evidence
- ^ Georg Hager, Georg Lill: District Office Sulzbach (= The Art Monuments of the Kingdom of Bavaria. Vol. 2: Administrative Region Upper Palatinate and Regensburg. Issue 19). Oldenbourg, Munich 1910, p. 94, (Unchanged reprint. Ibid 1982, ISBN 3-486-50449-5 ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfalz-Sulzbach, Hedwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pfalz-Sulzbach, Marie Hedwig Auguste von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archduchess of Austria; Duchess of Saxony-Lauenburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1650 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sulzbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1681 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |