Emilie of Saxony
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Emilie of Saxony | |
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Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach | |
Tenure | 1536–1543 |
Born | Freiberg | 27 July 1516
Died | 9 April 1591 Ansbach | (aged 74)
Spouse | |
Issue | Sophie, Duchess of Legnica Barbara Dorothy Catherine, Burgravine of Meissen George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
House | Wettin |
Father | Henry IV, Duke of Saxony |
Mother | Catherine of Mecklenburg |
Emilie of Saxony (27 July 1516 – 9 April 1591) was the third wife of Margrave George the Pious of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Since his two earlier wives died before his accession, she was the only one to hold the title of Margravine.
Life
Emilie was the daughter of the Duke Henry IV of Saxony and his wife Catherine of Mecklenburg. She was a member of the House of Wettin.
On 25 August 1533 she married the much older George of Brandenburg, the future Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, who had been recognized as the duke of Silesia. He also administered Brandenburg-Kulmbach on behalf of Albert, the son of his deceased brother Casimir. The marriage produced the heir he had hoped for: George Frederick, later Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
After the death of her husband in 1543, Emilie was the legal guardian of her minor son George Frederick until 1556. She provided him with his profound and humanistic education. However, the regency of Brandenburg-Ansbach was administered jointly by the reigning Electors of Saxony, Electors of Brandenburg, and the Landgrave of Hesse, Philip I.
Emilie was described as wise, virtuous and pious. She was a strict Lutheran and actively opposed Catholicism in the territories of her husband and son.[1][2] In later life she retired to her widow seat.
Offspring
Her children with George were the following
- Sophie (1535–1587)
- married in 1560 Duke Henry XI of Legnica (1539–1588)
- Barbara (1536–1591)
- Dorothy Catherine (1538–1604)
- married in 1556 Henry V, Burgrave of Plauen, Burgrave of Meissen
- George Frederick (1539–1603), Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
- married first, in 1558, Princess Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1540–1578)
- second, in 1579, Princess Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1563–1639)
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References
- ^ Johann Heinrich Schülin: Life and history of the ... Margrave George ..., p. 170
- ^ Schornbaum., K. (1920-01-01). "Markgraf Georg Friedrich von Brandenburg und die Einigungsbestrebungen der protestantischen Stände 1556—1559". Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte. 17 (2). doi:10.14315/arg-1920-0203. ISSN 2198-0489. S2CID 183356762.
- Siegfried Hänle (1878), "George Frederick (Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth)", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 8, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 614–619 (mentioned in the article about her son)
External links
- Marek, Miroslav. "wettin/wettin10.html". Genealogy.EU.
- http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1540.htm
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- 1516 births
- 1591 deaths
- Margravines of Germany
- House of Wettin
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