Amalie of Brandenburg

Amalie of Brandenburg ( born October 1, 1461 Plassenburg, † September 3, 1481 in Baden- Baden) was Princess of Brandenburg and by marriage Countess Palatine and Duchess of Zweibrücken and Veldenz.

Life

Amalie was the eldest daughter of the Elector of Brandenburg Albrecht Achilles (1414-1486) from his second marriage to Anna (1436-1512), daughter of the Elector Frederick of Saxony.

Even as a four-year Amalie was betrothed to the Count Palatine and Duke Kaspar von Zweibrücken (1458-1527), after her older half- sister Margaret had dissolved the engagement with him. The marriage took place ten years later, on April 19, 1478 Two bridges instead. As a jointure Amalie was next to the castle Neukastel, Bergzabern, Annweiler, the court Herxheim, assured the community Falkenburg and Hasloch.

Amalie left her husband and returned to her father, when einstellten at Kaspar characters of " rage ". Amalie ill not yet 20 years old heavy, went to bathe in the local Wildbad, where she died. To the jointure that her father Ludwig tried to collect again, arose a violent quarrel, because Kaspar the possessions did not want to return.