Anna of Württemberg
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Anna of Württemberg was a German princes member of the House of Württemberg
and by her two marriages Duchess of Oława-Wołów and Legnica
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She was the daughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
, by his wife Anna Maria, daughter of George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
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on 16 September 1582, Anna married with John George, second son of George II the Pious
, Duke of Brzeg. The couple had two children, a son and a daughter, but both died shortly after the birth.
Duke George II died on 7 May 1586 and his two sons inherited only Oława-Wołów as co-rulers, because he left Brzeg to his widow Barbara as her Oprawa wdowia. Anna and her husband settled their residence in Oława. John George died there six years later, on 6 July 1592.
In her husband's will, Anna received the Duchy of Oława as her Oprawa wdowia, with full sovereignty until her own death. However, two years later, on 24 October 1594, Anna remarried with the twice widower Duke Frederick IV of Legnica
. According to the terms of the Oprawa wdowia the beneficiary lost her lands if she remarried or became a nun (the self-resignation wasn't count). In consequence, Anna was stripped from the government over Oława, who was retaken by her first husband's brother, Joachim Frederick.
Duke Frederick IV died on 27 March 1596, after only seventeen months of childless marriage. Anna, widow for second time, retired to Chojnów, where she died twenty-years later.
House of Württemberg
The Württemberg family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Württemberg. The House has its origins, according to recent research, probably in the vicinity of the Salian dynasty.-History:...
and by her two marriages Duchess of Oława-Wołów and Legnica
Legnica
Legnica is a town in south-western Poland, in Silesia, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the plain of Legnica, riverside: Kaczawa and Czarna Woda. Between 1 June 1975 and 31 December 1998 Legnica was the capital of the Legnica Voivodeship. It is currently the seat of the county...
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She was the daughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
Christoph of Württemberg, Duke of Württemberg ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1550 until his death in 1568....
, by his wife Anna Maria, daughter of George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
George of Brandenburg-Ansbach was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from the House of Hohenzollern.- Early life :...
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Life
In BrzegBrzeg
Brzeg is a town in southwestern Poland with 38,496 inhabitants , situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder...
on 16 September 1582, Anna married with John George, second son of George II the Pious
George II the Pious
George II of Brieg , was a Duke of Brzeg since 1547 until his death.He was the second son of Frederick II, Duke of Legnica-Brzeg, by his second wife Sophie, daughter of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.-Life:After the death of his father in 1547, George II inherited the Duchy of Brzeg...
, Duke of Brzeg. The couple had two children, a son and a daughter, but both died shortly after the birth.
Duke George II died on 7 May 1586 and his two sons inherited only Oława-Wołów as co-rulers, because he left Brzeg to his widow Barbara as her Oprawa wdowia. Anna and her husband settled their residence in Oława. John George died there six years later, on 6 July 1592.
In her husband's will, Anna received the Duchy of Oława as her Oprawa wdowia, with full sovereignty until her own death. However, two years later, on 24 October 1594, Anna remarried with the twice widower Duke Frederick IV of Legnica
Frederick IV of Legnica
Frederick IV of Liegnitz was Duke of Liegnitz since 1571 until his death ....
. According to the terms of the Oprawa wdowia the beneficiary lost her lands if she remarried or became a nun (the self-resignation wasn't count). In consequence, Anna was stripped from the government over Oława, who was retaken by her first husband's brother, Joachim Frederick.
Duke Frederick IV died on 27 March 1596, after only seventeen months of childless marriage. Anna, widow for second time, retired to Chojnów, where she died twenty-years later.