Dorothy Catherine of Brandenburg-Ansbach
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Dorothy Catherine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (23 February 1538, Ansbach
– 18 January 1604, Toužim
) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach
and by marriage burggravine of Meissen
.
(1484–1543) from his third marriage to Emilie
(1516–1591), daughter of Duke Henry of Saxony
.
She married on 2 February 1556 in Gera
Henry V of Plauen
, Burgrave of Meissen
(1533–1568). The wedding of the financially ailing burgrave was celebrated with a completely inappropriate splendor: 1,500 guest were there, with 970 horses, 250 of them noblemen. The wedding celebration plunged Henry in considerable debt, which caused him to conclude the treaty of Annaberg with Elector August of Saxony a few weeks later, on March 13. This treaty led to the loss of Vogtland
.
From her marriage, Dorothy Catherine had four sons, all named Henry. They were born between 1557 and 1567; they all died in infancy.
Dorothy Catherine died in 1604 and was buried next to her husband in the Mountain Church in Schleiz
.
Ansbach
Ansbach, originally Onolzbach, is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Ansbach is situated southwest of Nuremberg and north of Munich, on the Fränkische Rezat, a tributary of the Main river. As of 2004, its population was 40,723.Ansbach...
– 18 January 1604, Toužim
Toužim
Toužim is a town in the Czech Republic.-External links:*...
) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Principality of Ansbach
The Principality of Ansbach or Brandenburg-Ansbach was a reichsfrei principality in the Holy Roman Empire centered on the Bavarian city of Ansbach...
and by marriage burggravine of Meissen
Meissen
Meissen is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic Meissen Cathedral and the Meissen Frauenkirche...
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Life
Dorothy Catherine was a daughter of the Margrave George of Brandenburg-AnsbachGeorge, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
George of Brandenburg-Ansbach was a Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach from the House of Hohenzollern.- Early life :...
(1484–1543) from his third marriage to Emilie
Emilie of Saxony
Emilie of Saxony was the third wife of Margrave George the Pious of Brandenburg-Ansbach. Since his two earlier wives died before his accession, she was the only one to enjoy the title Margravine.- Life :...
(1516–1591), daughter of Duke Henry of Saxony
Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
Henry IV the Pious, Duke of Saxony was a Duke of Saxony from the House of Wettin.-Biography:Heinrich was the second son of Albert, Duke of Saxony and his wife Sidonie Podiebrad, princess of Bohemia...
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She married on 2 February 1556 in Gera
Gera
Gera, the third-largest city in the German state of Thuringia , lies in east Thuringia on the river Weiße Elster, approximately 60 kilometres to the south of the city of Leipzig and 80 kilometres to the east of Erfurt...
Henry V of Plauen
Henry V, Burgrave of Plauen
Henry V of Plauen was Burgrave of Meissen and Lord of Plauen and Voigtsberg.- Life :...
, Burgrave of Meissen
Meissen
Meissen is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic Meissen Cathedral and the Meissen Frauenkirche...
(1533–1568). The wedding of the financially ailing burgrave was celebrated with a completely inappropriate splendor: 1,500 guest were there, with 970 horses, 250 of them noblemen. The wedding celebration plunged Henry in considerable debt, which caused him to conclude the treaty of Annaberg with Elector August of Saxony a few weeks later, on March 13. This treaty led to the loss of Vogtland
Vogtland
The term Vogtland refers to a region reaching across the German free states of Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia and into the Czech Republic . The name of the region contains a reference to the former leadership by the Vögte of Weida, Gera and Plauen, which translates approximately to advocates or lord...
.
From her marriage, Dorothy Catherine had four sons, all named Henry. They were born between 1557 and 1567; they all died in infancy.
Dorothy Catherine died in 1604 and was buried next to her husband in the Mountain Church in Schleiz
Schleiz
Schleiz is a town in the district of Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thuringia, Germany.- Location :Schleiz is in the Thuringian Vogtland area, an area of wooded hills on the borders of Thuringia, Saxony, Bavaria and the Czech Republic...
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