Amalie of Brandenburg
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Amalie of Brandenburg was Princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage Countess Palatine
and Duchess of Zweibrücken
and Veldenz.
of Saxony.
At the age of four years Amalie was engaged with Count Palatine and Duke Kaspar of Zweibrücken-Veldenz
(1458–1527) after her older half-sister Margaret
, had broken off her engagement with him. The marriage took place ten years later on 19 April 1478 in Zweibrücken
. Amalie received as her Wittum
: Veldenz Castle
, Bergzabern, Annweiler, the Herxheim
court, the community of Falkenburg
and Hasloch
.
Amalia left her husband and returned to her father when showed Kaspar signs of "madness". Before her 20th birthday, Amalie got very ill and went to bathe in the spa Baden-Baden, where she died. A fierce controversy erupted about her dower: her father-in-law, Count Palatine Louis I
of Zweibrücken-Veldenz tried to recover it, but Kaspar refused to return it.
Count palatine
Count palatine is a high noble title, used to render several comital styles, in some cases also shortened to Palatine, which can have other meanings as well.-Comes palatinus:...
and Duchess of Zweibrücken
Palatinate-Zweibrücken
Palatinate-Zweibrücken is a former state of the Holy Roman Empire. Its capital was Zweibrücken.-Overview:→ History before 1394 see main article County of Zweibrücken→ History before 1444 see main article County of Veldenz...
and Veldenz.
Life
Amalie was the eldest daughter of the Elector Albert III Achilles of Brandenburg (1414–1486) from his second marriage to Anna (1436–1512), daughter of the Elector Frederick IIFrederick II, Elector of Saxony
Frederick II was Elector of Saxony and was Landgrave of Thuringia .-Biography:...
of Saxony.
At the age of four years Amalie was engaged with Count Palatine and Duke Kaspar of Zweibrücken-Veldenz
Kaspar, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Kaspar, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and Veldenz was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1489 to 1490. He was the son of Louis I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and Johanna of Croÿ. In 1478 in Zweibrücken he married Amalie of Brandenburg , daughter of Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg. Amalie...
(1458–1527) after her older half-sister Margaret
Margaret of Brandenburg (1453-1509)
Margaret of Brandenburg was a princess of Brandenburg by birth and abbess of the Poor Clares monastery at Hof from 1476 to 1490.- Life :...
, had broken off her engagement with him. The marriage took place ten years later on 19 April 1478 in Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river.- Name :Zweibrücken appears in Latin texts as Geminus Pons and Bipontum, in French texts as Deux-Ponts. The name derives from Middle High German Zweinbrücken...
. Amalie received as her Wittum
Wittum
Wittum , Widum or Witthum is a medieval Latin legal term, known in marital and ecclesiastical law.- Provide for a widow at the wedding :...
: Veldenz Castle
Veldenz Castle
Veldenz Castle was built on a spur above the village of Nohfelden in Landkreis Sankt Wendel in the northeast of Saarland, Germany.- History :...
, Bergzabern, Annweiler, the Herxheim
Herxheim
Herxheim is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km south-east of Landau. Herxheim is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde Herxheim....
court, the community of Falkenburg
Falkenburg
Falkenburg or Falkinburg may refer to:Places* Falkenburg, German name for Złocieniec, a town in Middle Pomerania, in north-western Poland* Falkenburg Castle, a castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...
and Hasloch
Hasloch
Hasloch is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Kreuzwertheim.-Location:...
.
Amalia left her husband and returned to her father when showed Kaspar signs of "madness". Before her 20th birthday, Amalie got very ill and went to bathe in the spa Baden-Baden, where she died. A fierce controversy erupted about her dower: her father-in-law, Count Palatine Louis I
Louis I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
Louis I of Zweibrücken was Count Palatine and Duke of Zweibrücken and of Veldenz in 1444–1489.He was the younger son of Stefan, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken and his wife Anna, heiress of the County of Veldenz, whom he had wed in 1409. Although Anne died in 1439, her widower did not...
of Zweibrücken-Veldenz tried to recover it, but Kaspar refused to return it.
External links
- E.L. Seibert: The Prisoner of Castle Nohfelden at wolfersweiler.de