Sibylla Elisabeth of Württemberg

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Sibylla Elisabeth von Württemberg, detail from a painting by Pieter Fransz Isaacsz around 1605

Sibylla Elisabeth von Württemberg (born April 10, 1584 in Mömpelgard , † January 20, 1606 in Dresden ) was a princess of Württemberg and by marriage Duchess of Saxony .

Life

Sibylla Elisabeth was the eldest daughter of Duke Friedrich I of Württemberg (1557–1608) from his marriage to Sibylla (1564–1614), daughter of Prince Joachim Ernst of Anhalt .

Sibylla Elisabeth's father sought to establish a connection with the Electoral Saxon house. He was looking for allies among the Protestant princes of the German Empire who would support him in his quest for independence from the Habsburg imperial family. Initially, a connection with Johann Georg's older brother Christian was planned, but in 1602 he married a Danish princess . A simultaneous marriage project between her brother Johann Friedrich and Johann Georg's sister Sophie was not pursued by the Saxon side. Sibylla Elisabeth married the future Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony (1585–1656) in Dresden on September 16, 1604 .

The castle, town and office of Weißensee were designated as Wittum for them . The couple was granted their own court , which was mainly financed with the income from the Merseburg Monastery. Sibylla Elisabeth distributed medicines free of charge to the needy and was described as a “real mother of the country” , but suddenly died at the age of 21 when her first child was stillborn and was buried in Freiberg Cathedral .

literature

  • Tobias Adami : Triumphus Veneris in nuptis…: Wedding congratulations for Johann Georg Duke of Saxony and Sibylla Elisabeth of Württemberg, daughter of Friedrich Duke of Württemberg, Sept. 1604. Stoeckel, 1604.
  • Ute Essegern : Princesses at the Electoral Saxon court. Concepts of life and life courses between family, court and politics in the first half of the 17th century (= writings on Saxon history and folklore. Volume 19). Leipziger Universitätsverlag, Leipzig 2007, ISBN 978-3-86583-074-6 , pp. 221-252 ( digitized version ).
  • Axel Gotthard : Sibylla Elisabeth. In: Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (eds.): Das Haus Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , p. 147.
  • Gerhard Raff : Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 2: The House of Württemberg from Duke Friedrich I to Duke Eberhard III. With the Stuttgart, Mömpelgard, Weiltingen, Neuenstadt am Kocher, Neuenbürg and Oels lines in Silesia. 4th edition. Landhege, Schwaigern 2014, ISBN 978-3-943066-12-8 , pp. 140–156.

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personal data
SURNAME Sibylla Elisabeth of Württemberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Princess of Württemberg, by marriage Electress of Saxony
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1584
PLACE OF BIRTH Mömpelgard , County of Württemberg-Mömpelgard , Holy Roman Empire
DATE OF DEATH January 20, 1606
Place of death Dresden , Electorate of Saxony , Holy Roman Empire