Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
| Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | |
|---|---|
Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | |
| Mother | Susanna of Bavaria |
Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (14 October 1519 – 31 October 1567) was a Princess of
Brandenburg-Kulmbach and by marriage Electress Palatine
.
Biography
Marie was the oldest child of the Margrave
Casimir of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1481–1527) from his marriage with Susanna of Bavaria (1502–1543),[1] daughter of Duke Albert IV of Bavaria. After her father's death Marie was raised in the Lutheran faith by her uncle George Frederick
.
On 21 October 1537, in
Albert of Prussia
for financial assistance.
After the death of Marie's stepfather
Zwinglians
.
The Electress spent the last year of her life suffering from gout and was mostly confined to her bed.
She was buried in the Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg.
Descendants
By her marriage, Marie had the following children:
- Alberta (1538–1553)
- Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1539–1583)[1]
- m. (1) 1560 Princess Elizabeth of Hesse(1539–1582)
- m. (2) 1583 Princess Anne of Ostfriesland (1562–1621)
- Elizabeth (1540–1594)
- m. 1558 Duke John Frederick II of Saxony (1529–1595)
- Hermann Louis (1541–1556)
- John Casimir (1543–1592), Count Palatine of Simmern[1]
- m. 1570 Princess Elizabeth of Saxony (1552–1590)
- Dorothea Susanne (1544–1592)
- m. 1560 Duke John William I of Saxe-Weimar (1530–1573)
- Albert (1546–1547)
- Anne Elizabeth (1549–1609)
- m. (1) 1569 Landgrave Philip II of Hesse-Rheinfels (1541–1583)
- m. (2) 1599 Count Palatine John Augustus of Veldenz-Lützelstein (1575–1611)
- Christopher, killed
- Charles (1552–1555)
- Cunigunde Jacobæa (1556–1586)
- m. 1580 Count John VIof Nassau-Dillenburg (1536–1606)
Ancestors
| Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | Father: Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
|
Paternal Grandfather: Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
Paternal Great-grandfather: Albrecht III, Elector of Brandenburg
|
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Saxony
| |||
| Paternal Grandmother: Sophia of Poland
|
Paternal Great-grandfather: Casimir IV Jagiellon | ||
| Paternal Great-grandmother: Elisabeth of Austria
| |||
| Mother: Susanna of Bavaria |
Maternal Grandfather: Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Albert III, Duke of Bavaria | |
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck
| |||
| Maternal Grandmother: Kunigunde of Austria |
Maternal Great-grandfather: Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor | ||
| Maternal Great-grandmother: Eleanor of Portugal |
References
- ^ a b c d Thomas 2010, Appendix B.
Sources
- Thomas, Andrew L. (2010). A House Divided: Wittelsbach Confessional Court Cultures in the Holy Roman Empire, c. 1550-1650. Brill.
- August Kluckhohn (Hrsg.): Briefe Friedrich des Frommen, Kurfürsten von der Pfalz, C.A. Schwetschke und Sohn, 1868, S. 38 ff.
- August Kluckhohn: Wie ist Kurfürst Friedrich III von der Pfalz Calvinist geworden?, F. Straub, 1866, S. 427 f.
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