Barbara of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brieg

Barbara of Brandenburg ( born August 10, 1527 in Berlin, † January 2, 1595 in Brieg ) was a princess of Brandenburg and by marriage Duchess of Lower Silesian Duchy Brieg.

Life

Barbara was the eldest daughter of the Elector Joachim II of Brandenburg from his marriage to Magdalene, daughter of Duke George of Saxony.

On February 15, 1545 in Berlin was married to the Brieger Duke Georg II. The engagement had been eight years earlier taken place in the context of the Brandenburg Erbverbrüderung with the Legnica branch of the Silesian Piast between Elector Joachim II and Duke Frederick II of Legnica. The marriage was celebrated as a double wedding at the same time with her ​​brother Johann Georg with Sophie, sister of Barbara groom. Barbara's dowry was 20,000 Rhenish guilders, for which they have been overwritten as jointure Office and City Brieg.

After the death of his father Frederick II in 1547 George II took over Liegnitzer principalities Brieg and Wohlau. When he died in 1586, he bequeathed to his wife Barbara as jointure the city Brieg over which they should reign until her death. The so reduced Duchy Brieg was the elder son Joachim Brieg while Wohlau the younger son Johann Georg devolved. The Duchy Ohlau they ruled together. Since the Brieger residence of her mother state, they resided first in Ohlau. After Barbara's death in 1595, the city Brieg fell to her son Joachim Friedrich, to the Ohlau had gone over a year ago that had belonged as a jointure for Johann Georg's death in 1592 his widow Anna of Württemberg.

The reign Barbara is part of the heyday of the city Brieg.

At the archway of the castle Brieger there are two larger than life sculptures in the round. Make Duchess Barbara in the royal women's costume of her time and her husband Duke Georg II dar.

Progeny

From their marriage, Barbara had the following children:

  • Barbara (1548-1565)
  • Joachim Friedrich (1550-1602), Duke of Brieg, Ohlau and Legnica
  • Johann Georg (1552-1592), Duke of Ohlau and Wohlau
  • Sophia (1556-1594)
  • Magdalena (1560-1562)
  • Daughter ( * / † 1561)
  • Elisabeth Magdalena (1562-1630)
George II of Brieg Silesian Piasts John George, Elector of Brandenburg Sophie of Legnica Joachim Frederick of Brieg John George of Ohlau Anna Maria of Anhalt Brzeg
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