Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

Magdalene of Jülich -Cleves - Berg ( * November 2, 1553; † August 30, 1633 ) was the second-born daughter of the Duke William of Jülich- Kleve - rich of Berg and Maria von Habsburg, a daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I.

Life

Magdalena married in 1579 John I, Count Palatine and Duke of Palatinate -Zweibrücken, the lame. Behold, their brother, Duke Johann Wilhelm, 1609, died without their own male heir, William came daughters a significant importance in the question about who should play the most important north-western German territory of Jülich -Cleves -Berg, after Emperor Charles V the duchies in 1546 the right of female succession had been granted. The succession claim Magdalene therefore raised her husband John for the Duchy of Pfalz- Zweibrücken. This claim gave him the Brandenburg Elector Johann Sigismund as the husband of Anna, a daughter of Magdalene 1608 deceased older sister, Marie Eleonore with reference to a corresponding marriage contract from the 1573 contest, also Philipp Ludwig von Pfalz- Neuburg, the husband of Magdalena's younger sister Anna. Also, complaining of the fourth part and the Electorate of Saxony, the duchies of Jülich- Kleve -Berg virtue of an agreement with the Emperor for themselves.

Since all participating powers were involved in comprehensive European coalitions and thus indirectly also the Habsburgs and France were involved, there was an international conflict, the Jülich- Cleves succession dispute, which, however, in 1614 after the death of the French King Henry IV (1610 ) The Treaty of Xanten could be provisionally settled. The management of the controversial countries divided accordingly Brandenburg and Palatinate -Neuburg care of yourself. Magdalena's husband had died in the meantime, in 1604, his successor as Count Palatine Magdalene was born in 1584 son of John II, the Younger, but was not considered in Xanten contract. Her oldest child, daughter Maria Elisabeth (1581-1637), married Georg Gustav, Count Palatine of Pfalz- Veldenz. The younger sons Friedrich Casimir and Johann Kasimir were Count Palatine of Pfalz- Zweibrücken -Landsberg and Palatinate -Zweibrücken - Kleeburg. Magdalene was buried in the Castle Church reformed from Meis home.

Magdalenenbau

In the second residence of the Wittelsbach dukes Meisenheim of Palatinate -Zweibrücken was a widow seat of the so-called Magdalenenbau of the local castle. Only this building has survived basically from Meisenheimer castle despite heavy damage. Friedrich VI. Landgrave of Hesse -Homburg and his wealthy wife Countess Elisabeth of Hesse- Homburg selected Meisenheim 1820-1829 as additional summer residence and left by the famous architect and urban planner Georg Moller rehabilitate the Magdalenenbau and expand with an additional neogothic cultivation. Today the building under the name of Duke Wolfgang house is known.