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Anna of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg
Anna of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg
Born(1507-01-01)1 January 1507
Died19 June 1567(1567-06-19) (aged 60)
Lübz
BuriedSchwerin Cathedral
Noble familyHouse of Hohenzollern
Spouse(s)Albrecht VII, Duke of Mecklenburg
IssueMagnus of Mecklenburg
John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Ulrich III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
George of Mecklenburg
Anna, Duchess of Courland
Louis of Mecklenburg
John of Mecklenburg
Christopher, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch
Sophie of Mecklenburg
Charles I, Duke of Mecklenburg
FatherJoachim I, Elector of Brandenburg
MotherElisabeth of Denmark

Anna of Brandenburg (1 January 1507 – 19 June 1567) was a Duchess consort of Mecklenburg.

Life

Anna was the eldest daughter of the Elector Joachim I of Brandenburg (1484–1535) from his marriage to Elizabeth (1485–1555), daughter of King Johann of Denmark.

She married on 17 January 1524, in Berlin with Duke Albert VII of Mecklenburg (1486–1547). She brought a dowry of 20000guilders into the marriage, and in return received as her jointure the city and district of Lübz and the district of Crivitz.[1]

After her husband's death in 1547, she took up residence at the Eldenburg in her widow seat of Lübz.

Anna died in 1567. In her will, dated 25 March 1557, John Albert I had her buried in Schwerin Cathedral.

Issue

From her marriage Anna had the following children:

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Footnotes

  1. ^ Verein für Mecklenburgische Geschichte und Alterthumskunde: Mecklenburgische Jahrbücher, vol. 22-23, Schwerin, 1857, p. 14
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