Clara of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Clara of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel (* November 16, 1532 in Wolfenbüttel, † November 23, 1595 in Herzberg Castle ) was a princess of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel, Abbess of Imperial free secular realm pin from Gander home and by marriage Duchess of Brunswick- Grubenhagen.

Life

Clara was the youngest daughter of Duke Henry II of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel (1489-1568) from his first marriage with Maria (1496-1541), daughter of Count Heinrich of Württemberg.

Abbess of Gander Home

At the instigation of her father Clara was elected in 1539 after the death of her sister Mary of the chapter on the Abbess of Gander home. Because Clara was at that time only 6 years old, her father acted, represented by official men, as guardian and administrator in the pen. It is unknown whether Clara has ever received the papal confirmation as abbess, the function it has never exercised.

In 1542 Gander home was occupied by troops of the Smalcald League and enforced the Reformation by force, but the chapter practiced passive resistance and remained Catholic. 1543 occurred in the Abbey into a storm of images. 1547 Clara's father told her resignation from office as abbess. Clara returned to the lay state.

Duchess of Brunswick- Grubenhagen

Clara married on July 1, 1560 in Wolfenbüttel her cousin Duke Philip II of Brunswick - Grubenhagen ( 1533-1596 ). As a dowry she had received from her father 20,000 florins and the half court and castle Westerhof. The marriage remained childless. The couple moved after marrying the Katlenburg, which was rebuilt into a Renaissance chateau. Clara took care of many pharmacies and Destilierhäuser the plant. In Rotenkirchen Clara designed the interior of the newly built church.

Clara's brother Julius seized after his accession in 1568 Westerhof again. But actions before Reichshofrat confirmed 1580 Philipp this property. Clara rose again shortly after lawsuit against her brother because of the legacy of her sister Margaret. An Imperial Commission was formed, the Julius but rejected and complained to the Reichstag in Augsburg in 1582 on the illegal practice of his sister.

Clara died after relocation of the court of the Katlenburg to Schloss Herzberg after a long sickbed. The funeral sermon, which also appeared in print, held the court chaplain and superintendent Andreas Leopold. Clara was buried in St. Giles in Osterode.