Anna of Saxony, Electress of Brandenburg

Anna of Saxony ( * March 7, 1437 in Meissen, † October 31, 1512 in Dietersheim ) was a princess of Saxony and by marriage Electress of Brandenburg.

Life

Anna was a daughter of the Elector Frederick II of Saxony (1412-1464) from his marriage to Margaret ( 1416/7-1486 ), daughter of Duke Ernst of Austria.

Anna married on November 12, 1458 in Ansbach later to become the Elector Albrecht III. Achilles of Brandenburg ( 1414-1486 ). To establish the connection between Wettin and Hohenzollern even closer, the connection of Anna's brother Albrecht Albrecht Achilles ' daughter by his first marriage Ursula were planned in the marriage contract, but both married Ursula Albrecht and later children of the Bohemian King George of Podiebrad.

As a jointure was determined for Anna Office and Hoheneck Castle, Leutershausen and Colmberg. Anna was by her marriage stepmother of four children first marriage Albrecht Achilles ' with Margaret of Baden. In 1470 Albrecht Achilles was, who held all the possessions of the Franconian Hohenzollern until then, Elector of Brandenburg. 1473 agreed Anna the House bill to which made ​​the Mark Brandenburg atomic, the Frankish possessions could be shared among several sons, but which meant that John Cicero, Albrecht's son his first marriage, Elector of Brandenburg, the two sons of Annas but the Frankish possessions inherited.

Albrecht Achilles certain in his will that Anna revenues and tenant law would be entitled in Dietersheim, Erlangen, Dachsbach, Liebenow and Baierdorf, the sovereign's supremacy, however, should keep the children. Anna survived her husband by 26 years, and resided mostly in Dietersheim, where she lived in a relatively lush royal household. Anna was buried in the monastery Heilsbronn; which was built about 1502 Tumba her tomb is still preserved.

Progeny

From her marriage to Anna Albrecht had thirteen children:

  • Frederick II (1460-1536), Margrave of Brandenburg- Ansbach, Margrave of Brandenburg -Bayreuth
  • Amalie (1461-1481)
  • Anna (* / † 1462 )
  • Barbara (1464-1515)
  • Albrecht ( * / † 1466 )
  • Sibylle (1467-1524)
  • Siegmund (1468-1495), Margrave of Brandenburg- Kulmbach
  • Albrecht ( * / † 1470 )
  • Dorothea (1471-1520), abbess in Bamberg
  • Georg (1472-1476)
  • Elisabeth (1474-1507)
  • Magdalene (1476-1480)
  • Anastasia (1478-1534)

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