She was married according to the Roman Catholic rite into the Styrian noble family of Eggenberg on 23 October 1639 in Regensburg[1] to Prince Johann Anton I von Eggenberg, Duke of Krumau, who subsequently received the opportunity to acquire the shire of Gorizia and Gradisca along the Adriatic coast two years later from his boyhood friend, Emperor Ferdinand III. The marriage ceremony had been negotiated by Christian Wilhelm von Brandenburg and prince Johann Anton I thereby secured for himself Brandenburg's support for his claim to a seat in the Imperial Diet.[2] She demonstrated a strong character and conviction by holding on firmly to her family's Protestant faith[3] in spite of her marriage to the son of Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg, chief minister of Emperor Ferdinand II, who had prosecuted the Counter-Reformation in the Habsburg hereditary lands as well as the Thirty Years' War.
Upon the early death of her husband in 1649 Anna Maria, together with her father and Wolf von Stubenberg held the guardianship of both underage sons, agreeing to remain in Habsburg hereditary lands and to raise them in the Catholic tradition, as well as administration of the Eggenberg possessions. This, as well as her extensive correspondence with her two sons, showed her to be a wise, circumspect and loving mother.[4] During her guardianship, coins were minted featuring portraits of both sons at the mint in Český Krumlov Castle.[5] The princess was also a significant patron supporting the construction of the pilgrimage church of Mary of the Snows (German: Maria Schnee Kirche, Czech: Svatý Kámen nad Malší) near Krumau (Czech: Český Krumlov) in Bohemia.
Having died unexpectedly at the young age of 39, Johann Anton I left his family with only a draft of a testament that was both unsigned and not notarized but left the bulk of the possessions to the eldest son. Princess Anna Maria refused to recognize the draft as legitimate[6] and administered the Eggenberg possessions until 1664 when the two brothers took over control, though it wasn't until 1672 that they actually settled on a division of the possessions amongst themselves. Anna Maria further demonstrated her mothering instincts by going personally to the emperor himself to request that her daughter be compensated with an equivalent sum as a dowry.[7]
Upon a visit to the town of Ödenburg (Hungarian: Sopron) in Hungary in 1670, she found the religious tolerance more open than in the staunchly Catholic Duchy of Styria and relocated her court in 1674 there to a small city palace, compared with the castle in Krumau or the Palais Herberstein, a city palace in Graz. In Sopron, she was allowed to hold Protestant services in her courtyard across the street from the former Protestant Church of St. George, which had previously been turned over to the Jesuits. That city palace in Sopron still bears her name as the Eggenberg House (Hungarian: Eggenberg-ház) and is still adorned with the coat of arms of the princes of Brandenburg-Bayreuth above the main gate and the Hohenzollern coat of arms beneath what was the pulpit above the courtyard. She died in this house on 8 May 1680 and is interred with her parents in the City Church (German: Stadtkirche) of Bayreuth.
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Death
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Maria Elisabeth von Eggenberg, Fürstin of Eggenberg
^Walther Ernest Heydendorff. Die Fürsten und Freiherren zu Eggenberg und ihre Vorfahren. Graz: Verlag Styria, 1965, pp. 161.
^Johann Samuel Ersch: Band 31 von Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste, J. f. Gleditsch, 1838, S. 209 f. (Digitalisat)
^Barbara Kaiser. Schloss Eggenberg. Graz: Christian Brandstätter Verlag, 2006, p. 60. ISBN3-902510-80-3 (available in German or English editions through the Universalmuseum Joanneum)
^Barbara Kaiser. Schloss Eggenberg. Graz: Christian Brandstätter Verlag, 2006, p. 60. ISBN3-902510-80-3 (available in German or English editions through the Universalmuseum Joanneum)
^"Das Prägen von Münzen im Schloß in Český Krumlov".
^Walther Ernest Heydendorff. Die Fürsten und Freiherren zu Eggenberg und ihre Vorfahren. Graz: Verlag Styria, 1965, pp. 176.
^Jahrbücher der Literatur, Band 107–108, C. Gerold, 1844, S. 39 (Digitalisat)
Literatureedit
Barbara Kaiser. Schloss Eggenberg. Graz: Christian Brandstätter Verlag, 2006, p. 60. ISBN3-902510-80-3 (available in German or English editions through the Universalmuseum Joanneum)
Walther Ernest Heydendorff. Die Fürsten und Freiherren zu Eggenberg und ihre Vorfahren. Graz: Verlag Styria, 1965, pp. 161–163, 175–184.
Christian von Stramberg, Anton Joseph Weidenbach. Denkwürdiger und nützlicher rheinischer Antiquarius: Welcher die wichtisten und angenehmsten geographischen, historischen und politischen Merkwürdigkeiten des ganzen Rheinstroms, von seinem Ausflusse in das Meer bis zu seinem Ursprunge darstellt, Band 1, Teil 4, R. F. Hergt, 1863, p. 413 ff.
November 28, 2023
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Anna Maria Princess of Eggenberg nee Brandenburg Bayreuth born 30 December 1609 in Bayreuth died 8 May 1680 in Odenburg was a Margravine of Brandenburg Bayreuth and by marriage Johann Anton I von Eggenberg a Furstin princess of Eggenberg Anna Maria von Eggenberg nee Brandenburg BayreuthBorn 1609 12 30 30 December 1609BayreuthDied8 May 1680 1680 05 08 aged 70 OdenburgSpouseJohann Anton I von EggenbergParentsChristian von Brandenburg Bayreuth father Marie of Prussia mother FamilyHohenzollern Contents 1 Life 2 Issue 3 Ancestors 4 References 5 LiteratureLife editAnna Maria was a daughter of the Margrave Christian von Brandenburg Bayreuth from his marriage with Marie of Prussia daughter of Albert Frederick Duke of Prussia She was married according to the Roman Catholic rite into the Styrian noble family of Eggenberg on 23 October 1639 in Regensburg 1 to Prince Johann Anton I von Eggenberg Duke of Krumau who subsequently received the opportunity to acquire the shire of Gorizia and Gradisca along the Adriatic coast two years later from his boyhood friend Emperor Ferdinand III The marriage ceremony had been negotiated by Christian Wilhelm von Brandenburg and prince Johann Anton I thereby secured for himself Brandenburg s support for his claim to a seat in the Imperial Diet 2 She demonstrated a strong character and conviction by holding on firmly to her family s Protestant faith 3 in spite of her marriage to the son of Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg chief minister of Emperor Ferdinand II who had prosecuted the Counter Reformation in the Habsburg hereditary lands as well as the Thirty Years War Upon the early death of her husband in 1649 Anna Maria together with her father and Wolf von Stubenberg held the guardianship of both underage sons agreeing to remain in Habsburg hereditary lands and to raise them in the Catholic tradition as well as administration of the Eggenberg possessions This as well as her extensive correspondence with her two sons showed her to be a wise circumspect and loving mother 4 During her guardianship coins were minted featuring portraits of both sons at the mint in Cesky Krumlov Castle 5 The princess was also a significant patron supporting the construction of the pilgrimage church of Mary of the Snows German Maria Schnee Kirche Czech Svaty Kamen nad Malsi near Krumau Czech Cesky Krumlov in Bohemia Having died unexpectedly at the young age of 39 Johann Anton I left his family with only a draft of a testament that was both unsigned and not notarized but left the bulk of the possessions to the eldest son Princess Anna Maria refused to recognize the draft as legitimate 6 and administered the Eggenberg possessions until 1664 when the two brothers took over control though it wasn t until 1672 that they actually settled on a division of the possessions amongst themselves Anna Maria further demonstrated her mothering instincts by going personally to the emperor himself to request that her daughter be compensated with an equivalent sum as a dowry 7 Upon a visit to the town of Odenburg Hungarian Sopron in Hungary in 1670 she found the religious tolerance more open than in the staunchly Catholic Duchy of Styria and relocated her court in 1674 there to a small city palace compared with the castle in Krumau or the Palais Herberstein a city palace in Graz In Sopron she was allowed to hold Protestant services in her courtyard across the street from the former Protestant Church of St George which had previously been turned over to the Jesuits That city palace in Sopron still bears her name as the Eggenberg House Hungarian Eggenberg haz and is still adorned with the coat of arms of the princes of Brandenburg Bayreuth above the main gate and the Hohenzollern coat of arms beneath what was the pulpit above the courtyard She died in this house on 8 May 1680 and is interred with her parents in the City Church German Stadtkirche of Bayreuth Issue editName Birth Death SpouseMaria Elisabeth von Eggenberg Furstin of Eggenberg 1640 1640 1715 1715 Married 1656 Furst Ferdinand Joseph Prince of Dietrichstein 1636 1698 Johann Christian I von Eggenberg Furst of Eggenberg 1641 1641 1710 1710 Married 1666 Prinzessin Maria Ernestina zu Schwarzenberg 1649 1719 Maria Franziska 1643 1643 1643 1643Johann Seyfried von Eggenberg Furst of Eggenberg 1644 1644 1713 1713 Married 1666 Princess Maria Eleonora from and to Liechtenstein 1647 1704 Married 1704 Grafin Maria Josepha von Orsini Rosenberg 1690 1715 Ancestors editAncestors of Anna Maria von Eggenberg nee Brandenburg Bayreuth8 Joachim II Hector Elector of Brandenburg4 John George Elector of Brandenburg9 Magdalena of Saxony2 Christian Margrave of Brandenburg Bayreuth10 Joachim Ernest Prince of Anhalt5 Elisabeth of Anhalt Zerbst11 Agnes of Barby Muhlingen1 Anna Maria von Eggenberg12 Albert Duke of Prussia6 Albert Frederick Duke of Prussia13 Anna Marie of Brunswick Luneburg3 Marie of Prussia Margravine of Brandenburg Bayreuth14 William Duke of Julich Cleves Berg7 Marie Eleonore of Cleves15 Maria of Austria Duchess of Julich Cleves BergReferences edit Walther Ernest Heydendorff Die Fursten und Freiherren zu Eggenberg und ihre Vorfahren Graz Verlag Styria 1965 pp 161 Johann Samuel Ersch Band 31 von Allgemeine Encyclopadie der Wissenschaften und Kunste J f Gleditsch 1838 S 209 f Digitalisat Barbara Kaiser Schloss Eggenberg Graz Christian Brandstatter Verlag 2006 p 60 ISBN 3 902510 80 3 available in German or English editions through the Universalmuseum Joanneum Barbara Kaiser Schloss Eggenberg Graz Christian Brandstatter Verlag 2006 p 60 ISBN 3 902510 80 3 available in German or English editions through the Universalmuseum Joanneum Das Pragen von Munzen im Schloss in Cesky Krumlov Walther Ernest Heydendorff Die Fursten und Freiherren zu Eggenberg und ihre Vorfahren Graz Verlag Styria 1965 pp 176 Jahrbucher der Literatur Band 107 108 C Gerold 1844 S 39 Digitalisat Literature editBarbara Kaiser Schloss Eggenberg Graz Christian Brandstatter Verlag 2006 p 60 ISBN 3 902510 80 3 available in German or English editions through the Universalmuseum Joanneum Walther Ernest Heydendorff Die Fursten und Freiherren zu Eggenberg und ihre Vorfahren Graz Verlag Styria 1965 pp 161 163 175 184 Christian von Stramberg Anton Joseph Weidenbach Denkwurdiger und nutzlicher rheinischer Antiquarius Welcher die wichtisten und angenehmsten geographischen historischen und politischen Merkwurdigkeiten des ganzen Rheinstroms von seinem Ausflusse in das Meer bis zu seinem Ursprunge darstellt Band 1 Teil 4 R F Hergt 1863 p 413 ff Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anna Maria von Eggenberg nee Brandenburg Bayreuth amp oldid 1178551154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
