Hedwig of Württemberg
Hedwig von Württemberg (born January 15, 1547 in Basel , † March 4, 1590 in Marburg ) was a princess of Württemberg and by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Marburg .
Life
Hedwig was the eldest daughter of Duke Christoph von Württemberg (* 1515; † 1568) from his marriage to Anna Maria (* 1526; † 1589), daughter of Margrave Georg von Brandenburg-Ansbach .
She married Landgrave Ludwig IV of Hesse-Marburg (1537–1604) in Stuttgart on May 10, 1563 . As a strict Lutheran , she had significant influence on her husband, who thus remained in close religious alliance with the Duke of Württemberg, but also got into conflict with his brother Wilhelm , who wanted to unite all Protestant parties in Germany. Their marriage was childless.
Hedwig is buried next to her husband under an epitaph with her statue in the Marburg parish church .
literature
- Franz Brendle: Hedwig. In: Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (eds.): Das Haus Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , p. 112.
- Wilhelm Münscher: Attempt at a history of the Hessian reformed church. J. Georg Luckhard, Kassel 1850, p. 34 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Gerhard Raff : Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 1: The House of Württemberg from Count Ulrich the Founder to Duke Ludwig. 6th edition. Landhege, Schwaigern 2014, ISBN 978-3-943066-34-0 , pp. 556–558.
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| SURNAME | Hedwig of Württemberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Württemberg, by marriage Landgrave of Hessen-Marburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1547 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 1590 |
| Place of death | Marburg |