Anna of Prussia
Electress consort of Brandenburg
Tenure18 July 1608 – 23 December 1619
Duchess consort of Prussia
Tenure28 August 1618 – 23 December 1619
Born(1576-07-03)3 July 1576
Königsberg, Duchy of Prussia
Died30 August 1625(1625-08-30) (aged 49)
Berlin, Electorate of Brandenburg
Spouse
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(m. 1594; died 1619)​
HouseHohenzollern
FatherAlbert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
MotherMarie Eleonore of Cleves
ReligionLutheran
An allegory of the union of the lands united under Brandenburg through the inheritance rights of Anna of Prussia.

Duchess Anna of Prussia and Jülich-Cleves-Berg (3 July 1576 – 30 August 1625) was Electress consort of Brandenburg and Duchess consort of Prussia by marriage to John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg.[1][2] She was the daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia, and Marie Eleonore of Cleves.

Biography

Anna was married to John Sigismund on 30 October 1594. Anna was described as intellectually superior to her spouse, temperamental and strong-willed. She is reported to have thrown plates and glasses at her spouse during arguments. She fought on her own to secure her succession rights to various fiefs and handled negotiations with her competitors. In 1612, she placed her demands before the Emperor. After the conversion of her spouse to Calvinism, Anna became the protector and spokesperson of the Lutherans. She continued to play an important role during the reign of her son. She opposed the Habsburgs and secured the marriage of her daughter Maria Eleonora to King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden against her son's will in 1620.

Issue

References

  1. ^ Køppen, Adolph Ludvig (1854). The World in the Middle Ages: An Historical Geography, with Accounts of the Origin and Development, the Institutions and Literature, the Manners and Customs of Three Nations in Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa, from the Close of the Fourth to the Middle of the Fifteenth Century. D. Appleton. p. 264.
  2. ^ Watanabe-O’Kelly, Helen (2016). "Review of Frauensache. Wie Brandenburg Preussen wurde, by Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg". Early Modern Women. 10 (2). doi:10.1353/emw.2016.0011.
Duchess Anna of Prussia House of HohenzollernBorn: 3 July 1576 Died: 30 August 1625 German nobility VacantTitle last held byEleanor of Prussia Electress consort of Brandenburg 18 July 1608 – 23 December 1619 Succeeded byElizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate VacantTitle last held byMarie Eleonore of Cleves Duchess consort of Prussia 28 August 1618 – 23 December 1619
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