Anna Maria of Brandenburg
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Anna Maria of Brandenburg (born: 3 February 1567 in Zechlin palace, Rheinberg
; died: 14 November 1618 in Wolin
) was an Princess of Brandenburg by birth and marriage Duchess of Pomerania
.
(1525–1598) from his second marriage to Sabina
(1548–1575), daughter of the Margrave George
of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach.
In 1580, she was engaged to Duke Barnim X
of Pomerania and on 8 January 1581, she married him in in Berlin
. As her Wittum
, she received the district of Bytów
on the Kashubian
border. They had no children. When Barnim inherited Pomerania in 1600, he left Bytów to his brother Casimir
and Anna Maria received the district of Wolin
, including the eponymous town
and palace as her jointure
.
After her husband died in 1603, Anna Maria lived at Wolin Castle
in Wolin
. Accurate records of the income and expenditure of the district of Wolin during her reign exist; they were less than the income of Bytów district and Anna Maria was compensated financially for the difference. She settled a dispute wit Duke Bogislaw XIII
of Pomerania about the right to hunt in her district. After her death in 1618, her Wittum reverted to Duke Francis
of Pomerania.
Rheinberg
Rheinberg is a town in the district of Wesel, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhine, approx. north of Moers and south of Wesel....
; died: 14 November 1618 in Wolin
Wolin (town)
Wolin is a town situated on the southern tip of the Wolin island off the Baltic coast of Poland. The island lies at the edge of the strait of Dziwna in Kamień Pomorski County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship....
) was an Princess of Brandenburg by birth and marriage Duchess of Pomerania
Duchy of Pomerania
The Duchy of Pomerania was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania ....
.
Life
Anna Maria was a daughter of the Elector of Brandenburg John GeorgeJohn George, Elector of Brandenburg
John George of Brandenburg was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg and a Duke of Prussia...
(1525–1598) from his second marriage to Sabina
Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Electress of Brandenburg by marriage.- Life :...
(1548–1575), daughter of the Margrave George
George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
George of Brandenburg-Ansbach was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from the House of Hohenzollern.- Early life :...
of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach.
In 1580, she was engaged to Duke Barnim X
Barnim X, Duke of Pomerania
Barnim X, or according to another count Barnim XII was a duke of Pomerania and a member of the House of Griffins. He administered from 1569, the Rügenwalde district...
of Pomerania and on 8 January 1581, she married him in in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. As her Wittum
Wittum
Wittum , Widum or Witthum is a medieval Latin legal term, known in marital and ecclesiastical law.- Provide for a widow at the wedding :...
, she received the district of Bytów
Bytów
Bytów is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northern Poland in the Bytów Lakeland with 16,888 inhabitants . Previously in Słupsk Voivodeship , it is the capital of Bytów County in Pomeranian Voivodeship .-History:...
on the Kashubian
Kashubian
Kashubian can refer to:* Pertaining to Kashubia, a region of north-central Poland* Kashubians, an ethnic group of north-central Poland* Kashubian language-See also:*Kashubian alphabet*Kashubian Landscape Park*Kashubian studies...
border. They had no children. When Barnim inherited Pomerania in 1600, he left Bytów to his brother Casimir
Casimir VI, Duke of Pomerania
Duke Casimir VI of Pomerania was a non-reigning duke of Pomerania from the House of Griffins and a Protestant Bishop of Cammin .- Life :...
and Anna Maria received the district of Wolin
Wolin
Wolin is the name both of an island in the Baltic Sea, just off the Polish coast, and a town on that island. It is separated from the island of Usedom by the Świna river, and from mainland Pomerania by the Dziwna river...
, including the eponymous town
Wolin (town)
Wolin is a town situated on the southern tip of the Wolin island off the Baltic coast of Poland. The island lies at the edge of the strait of Dziwna in Kamień Pomorski County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship....
and palace as her jointure
Jointure
Jointure is, in law, a provision for a wife after the death of her husband. As defined by Sir Edward Coke, it is "a competent livelihood of freehold for the wife, of lands or tenements, to take effect presently in possession or profit after the death of her husband for the life of the wife at...
.
After her husband died in 1603, Anna Maria lived at Wolin Castle
Wolin Castle
Wolin Castle was a castle in the town Wolin on the island also named Wolin ), owned by the dukes of Pomerania.When bishop Otto of Bamberg made his missionary journeys through Pomerania in the early 12th century, he was already received in Wilin in a fortified royal house. Wardens managed a wooden...
in Wolin
Wolin (town)
Wolin is a town situated on the southern tip of the Wolin island off the Baltic coast of Poland. The island lies at the edge of the strait of Dziwna in Kamień Pomorski County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship....
. Accurate records of the income and expenditure of the district of Wolin during her reign exist; they were less than the income of Bytów district and Anna Maria was compensated financially for the difference. She settled a dispute wit Duke Bogislaw XIII
Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania
Bogislaw XIII of Pomerania , son of Philip I and Maria of Saxony, was a princes of Stettin and Wolgast, and a member of the Griffins ....
of Pomerania about the right to hunt in her district. After her death in 1618, her Wittum reverted to Duke Francis
Francis, Duke of Pomerania
Francis of Pomerania was Duke of Pomerania-Szczecin and Bishop of Cammin.- Life :...
of Pomerania.