Anna Catharina of Salm-Kyrburg
| Anna Catharina Dorothea of Salm-Kyrburg | |
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| Duchess consort of Württemberg | |
| Tenure | 26 February 1637 – 27 June 1655 |
| Born | 6 January 1614 |
| Died | 27 June 1655 Stuttgart, Germany |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg |
| Issue among others… | |
| House | House of Salm |
| Father | John Casimir, Wildgrave and Rhinegrave of Salm-Kyrburg |
| Mother | Dorothea of Solms-Laubach |
Anna Catharina Dorothea of Salm-Kyrburg (6 January 1614 – 27 June 1655) was a German noblewoman who became Duchess of Württemberg through her marriage to Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg.
Early life
Anna Katharina Dorothea was born on 6 January 1614 as the daughter of John Casimir, Wildgrave and Rhinegrave of Salm-Kyrburg, and Countess Dorothea of Solms-Laubach. Her family belonged to the high nobility of the Holy Roman Empire, with strong ties to other German princely houses.[1][2]
Marriage and issue
On 26 February 1637, Anna Katharina Dorothea married Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, one of the rulers in southwestern Germany during the Thirty Years' War. The marriage strengthened ties between the Salm-Kyrburg family and the Duchy of Württemberg.
Anna Katharina Dorothea was constantly pregnant during much of her marriage, giving birth almost once a year. Many of her children played important roles in European nobility:[1]
- John Frederick of Württemberg-Stuttgart (9 September 1637 – 2 August 1659).
- Louis Frederick of Württemberg-Stuttgart (2 November 1638 – 18 January 1639), died in infancy.
- Christian Eberhard of Württemberg-Stuttgart (29 November 1639 – 23 March 1640), died in infancy.
- Eberhard of Württemberg-Stuttgart (12 December 1640 – 24 February 1641), died in infancy.
- Sophie Louise of Württemberg-Stuttgart (19 February 1642 – 3 October 1702); married on 8 February 1671 to Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.
- Dorothea Amalie of Württemberg-Stuttgart (13 February 1643 – 27 March 1650), died in childhood.
- Christine Friederike of Württemberg-Stuttgart (28 February 1644 – 30 October 1674); married on 28 May 1665 to Prince Albert Ernest I of Oettingen-Oettingen and had issue, among which was the Duchess consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
- Christine Charlotte of Württemberg-Stuttgart (21 October 1645 – 16 May 1699), married 8 May 1662 to Prince George Christian, Prince of East Frisia.
- Duke William Louis of Württemberg (7 January 1647 – 23 June 1677).
- Anna Katharine of Württemberg-Stuttgart (27 November 1648 – 10 November 1691).
- Karl Christof of Württemberg-Stuttgart (28 January 1650 – 2 June 1650), died in infancy.
- Eberhardine Katharine of Württemberg-Stuttgart (12 April 1651 – 19 August 1683); married on 30 April 1682 her brother in law, Prince Albert Ernest I of Oettingen-Oettingen.
- Duke Frederick Charles of Württemberg-Winnental (September 1652 – December 1698), an ancestor of future dukes and kings of Württemberg.
- Karl Maximilian of Württemberg-Stuttgart (28 September 1654 – 9 January 1689).
Death and burial
Anna Katharina Dorothea died on 27 June 1655 in Stuttgart, the capital of Württemberg.[3][4] She was buried in the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart, the traditional burial place of Württemberg's ducal family.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Orr, Clarissa Campbell (2004-08-12). Queenship in Europe 1660-1815: The Role of the Consort. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81422-5.
- ^ History of Salm Family. C.C. Salm. 1986.
- ^ Anderson, James (1736). Royal Genealogies: Or, The Genealogical Tables Of Emperors, Kings and Princes, From Adam to These Times In Two Parts. James Bettenham.
- ^ Meise, Helga (2002). Das archivierte Ich: Schreibkalender und höfische Repräsentation in Hessen-Darmstadt, 1624-1790 (in German). Hessische Historische Kommission. ISBN 978-3-88443-043-9.
- ^ Kunstwissenschaft, Deutscher Verein für (1965). Zeitschrift des Deutschen Vereins für Kunstwissenschaft (in German). Der Verein.