Maria of the Palatinate, Duchess of Södermanland
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Maria of the Palatinate (24 July 1561 – 29 July 1589), also known as Anna Maria, was a Swedish princess and Duchess of Södermanland by marriage, the first spouse of the future King Charles IX of Sweden. She died before he became king.
Biography
Maria was born in
No portrait exists of Maria. She is described as beautiful, gentle and diplomatic, but also sickly. Her marriage to
Maria bore six children, but only one survived for more than a few years. She herself died in Eskilstuna Palace after a long-term illness in 1589, and was buried in the Strängnäs Cathedral. Later examinations of her remains showed her to have been a small, fragile brunette.
Duke Charles was said to have mourned her greatly. The town Mariestad, founded in 1583, and the royal estate Marieholm are named for her.
Issue
- Margareta Elisabet (24 September 1580 – 26 August 1585)
- Elisabet Sabina (12 March 1582 – 6 July 1585)
- Ludvig (17 March – 26 May 1583)
- Catharina (10 November 1584 – 13 December 1638)
- Gustav (12 June – 4 December 1587)
- Maria (18 December 1588 – 24 April 1589)
Ancestors
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References
- ^ ISBN 978-91-85873-87-6.
- ^ a b c Maria, urn:sbl:9105, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (article by Lars-Olof Skoglund), retrieved 19 September 2016.
- Stålberg, Wilhelmina; Berg, P. G. Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor (in Swedish). p. 260.