Anna Maria von Brandenburg-Ansbach
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Principality of Ansbach
The Principality of Ansbach or Brandenburg-Ansbach was a reichsfrei principality in the Holy Roman Empire centered on the Bavarian city of Ansbach...
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Anna Maria was born at Jägerndorf, the eldest daughter of George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
George of Brandenburg-Ansbach was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from the House of Hohenzollern.- Early life :...
and his second wife Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels
Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels
Hedwig of Münsterberg Oels was born Duchess of Münsterberg and Oels and Countess of Kladsko and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach....
, daughter of Charles I of Münsterberg-Oels
Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels
Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels was a member of the House of Poděbrady. He was Duke of Münsterberg and Duke of Oels as well as Count of Kladsko...
. Anna Maria was brought up as a Lutheran and on 24 February 1544 became the wife of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
Christoph of Württemberg, Duke of Württemberg ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1550 until his death in 1568....
. She later acted as guardian to her son Ludwig III, Duke of Württemberg
Ludwig III, Duke of Württemberg
Ludwig, or Ludwig der Fromme, was a German nobleman. He was the fifth Duke of Württemberg from 1568 until his death.-Life:...
early in his reign. She died in Nürtingen
Nürtingen
Nürtingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located on the river Neckar.-History:The following events occurred, by year:*1046 : First mention of Niuritingin in the document of Speyer...
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After losing both her husband and her eldest son in 1568, Anna Maria fell madly in love with her son-in-law young George I of Hesse (1547–1596). Soon afterwards she became mentally confused and was locked up.