Marie Sophie of the Palatinate
Marie Sophie Elisabeth von der Pfalz (born August 6, 1666 at Benrath Palace in Düsseldorf , † August 4, 1699 in Lisbon ) was Queen of Portugal by marriage .
Life
Marie Sophie was born as the daughter of Elector Philipp Wilhelm von der Pfalz (1615–1690) from his second marriage to Elisabeth Amalie (1635–1709), daughter of Landgrave Georg II of Hesse-Darmstadt . Marie Sophie received a comprehensive not only scientific, but also well-founded musical education. The religious training of the princess was incumbent on a Jesuit .
She had sixteen siblings, including the Electors of the Palatinate Johann Wilhelm and Karl III. Philipp , Eleonore Magdalena , the wife of the Roman-German Emperor Leopold I , Franz Ludwig , Archbishop of Trier , Ludwig Anton , Bishop of Worms , Alexander Sigismund , Bishop of Augsburg and Queen Maria Anna , the wife of Charles II of Spain . Marie Sophie was a sister-in-law of Emperor Leopold I. In the absence of Habsburg princesses at the time, the Neuburg sisters-in-law took on the role of placeholders when it came to giving new life to the traditional Habsburg ties with Spain and Portugal.
She married by procuram on July 2, 1687 in Heidelberg as his second wife to King Peter II of Portugal (1648–1706). Marie Sophie's father could not raise the required marriage property of 100,000 guilders; he handed the matter over to his son. The estates of Pfalz-Neuburg honored the bride with 20,000 guilders on the occasion of the wedding, part of the trousseau was taken over by the Spanish crown, another part by the Jülich-Bergischen estates. Marie Sophie's extensive travel expenses were covered by her brother Johann Wilhelm. The actual wedding ceremony took place on August 30th in Lisbon Cathedral.
During her time as Queen of Portugal, she only appeared politically once when she unsuccessfully opposed a resolution that included the refusal to receive her brother Ludwig Anton in Lisbon. Ludwig Anton had accompanied his sister Maria Anna to Spain for her wedding and received an invitation from his sister to Lisbon. When he arrived in Coimbra , he received the news that he would not be received in Lisbon, as Peter II had not been invited to Maria Anna's wedding in Madrid either.
She died on August 4, 1699 two days before her 33rd birthday “ 6 o'clock in the evening ” and was buried in the São Vicente de Fora monastery in Lisbon.
progeny
From their marriage, Marie Sophie had the following children:
- Johann Franz (* / † 1688), Duke of Bragança
- John V (1689–1750), King of Portugal
- ⚭ 1708 Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1683–1754)
- Franz Xaver (1691–1742), seventh Duke of Beja
- Franziska Xaviera (* / † 1694)
- Anton Franz (1695–1757)
- Theresa Maria (1696–1704)
- Manuel Joseph (1697–1766), Count of Ourem
- Franziska Josepha (1699–1756)
See also: List of the Queens of Portugal , List of the Kings of Portugal , History of Portugal , Timeline of the History of Portugal .
ancestors
| Philipp Ludwig (Pfalz-Neuburg) (1547-1614) | |||||||||||||
| Wolfgang Wilhelm (Pfalz-Neuburg) (1578–1653) | |||||||||||||
| Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg (1552–1632) | |||||||||||||
| Philipp Wilhelm (Palatinate) (1615–1690) | |||||||||||||
| Wilhelm V (Bavaria) (1548–1626) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalene of Bavaria (1587–1628) | |||||||||||||
| Renata of Lorraine (1544–1602) | |||||||||||||
| Marie Sophie of the Palatinate | |||||||||||||
| Ludwig V (Hessen-Darmstadt) (1577–1626) | |||||||||||||
| George II (Hessen-Darmstadt) (1605–1661) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena of Brandenburg (1582–1616) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Amalia of Hessen-Darmstadt (1635–1709) | |||||||||||||
| Johann Georg I (Saxony) (1585–1656) | |||||||||||||
| Sophie Eleonore of Saxony (1609–1671) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659) | |||||||||||||
literature
- Heinrich August Pierer: Pierer's Universal Lexicon of the Past and Present , Volume 10, 1860, p. 878
- Johann Samuelansch: Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste , J. f. Gleditsch, 1847, p. 23 digitized
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Linda Maria Koldau : Frauen-Musik-Kultur: a handbook on the German language area of the early modern period , Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar, 2005, p. 183
- ^ A b Felix Joseph Lipowsky: History of the estates of Pfalz-Neuburg: with 22 documents , Lentner, 1827, p. 162
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Francisca Elisabeth of Savoy |
Queen of Portugal 1687–1699 |
Maria Anna of Austria |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marie Sophie of the Palatinate |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marie Sophie Elisabeth von der Pfalz (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Countess Palatinate, Queen of Portugal by marriage |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1666 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Benrath Palace , Düsseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1699 |
| Place of death | Lisbon , Portugal |