Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
| Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg | |
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| Spouse(s) | Albert, Duke of Prussia |
| Noble family | House of Guelph |
| Father | Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Mother | Elizabeth of Brandenburg |
| Born | 23 April 1532 Hann. Münden |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Gurievsk |
Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (also: Anna Maria of Brunswick-Göttingen-Calenberg; German: Anna Maria von Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen; born: 23 April 1532 in Hann. Münden;[1] died: 20 March 1568 in Gurievsk (German: Neuhausen) near Königsberg) was a Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneberg by birth and by marriage Duchess of Prussia.
Life
Anna Maria was the daughter of Duke Eric I of Brunswick-Calenberg (1470–1540) and Elizabeth of Brandenburg (1510–1558). She married in 1550 Margrave Albert I of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1490–1568), who had been created the first Duke of Prussia in 1525; she was his second wife. Albert died of the plague on 20 March 1568 at Tapiau Castle. Anna Maria herself died 16 hours later from the plague also.
Issue
- Elisabeth (20 May 1551 – 19 February 1596).
- Albert Frederick (29 April 1553 – 18 August 1618), who succeeded as Duke of Prussia.
Footnotes
- ↑ The town was originally called Hannoversch Münden, but in 1991, the name was officially changed into Hann. Münden
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Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Born: 23 April 1532 Died: 20 March 1568 |
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Title last held by
Dorothea of Denmark |
Duchess consort of Prussia 1550–1568 |
Succeeded by Marie Eleonore of Cleves |
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