Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst
Elisabeth von Anhalt ( born September 15, 1563 Zerbst, † November 8, 1607 in Crossen ) was a princess of Anhalt and by marriage Electress of Brandenburg.
Life
Elizabeth was a daughter of Prince Joachim Ernst von Anhalt (1536-1585) from his first marriage to Agnes (1540-1569), daughter of Count Wolfgang I of Barby.
Elisabeth was born on October 6, 1577 at his hunting lodge Letzlingen the third wife of nearly 40 years her senior Elector Johann Georg of Brandenburg ( 1525-1598 ). It was thus 16 years younger than her stepson Joachim Friedrich. The marriage was celebrated without much effort and Elizabeth received as a wedding gift annually awarded 400 guilders. Elizabeth brought as a dowry of 15,000 crowns in the marriage and got overwritten as jointure, in addition to a considerable pension, town and castle Crossen, office and city Züllichau and Bobersberg.
Elisabeth was considered a supporter of the scholar Leonhard Thurneysser. After her husband's death she retired, already weakened from her many births, returns with her younger children to her widow seat lock Crossen. She is buried in the Hohenzollern crypt of the Berlin Cathedral.
Progeny
His marriage to John George of Brandenburg following children were born:
- Christian (1581-1655), Margrave of Brandenburg -Bayreuth
- Magdalena (1582-1616)
- Joachim Ernst (1583-1625), Margrave of Brandenburg -Ansbach
- Agnes (1584-1629)
- Friedrich (1588-1611)
- Elisabeth Sophie (1589-1629)
- Dorothea Sibylle (1590-1625)
- Georg Albrecht (1591-1615)
- Sigismund (1592-1640)
- Johann (1597-1627)
- Johann Georg (1598-1637)