- Maria, Abbess of Quedlinburg
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Duchess Maria of Saxe-Weimar (7 October 1571 - 7 March 1610) was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1601 until her death.
Born in Weimar, Maria was the daughter of John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Sybille of Cleves.
Princess-Abbess Anna III of Quedlinburg died on 12 May 1601. The provost of the congregation had died of plague and had not been replaced. Dorothea was suggested as Anna III's successor by the guardian of the abbey, her brother, Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II confirmed her election on 2 July.
Her reign was calm. She proved to be unwilling to confront the abbey's protectors, the Dukes of Saxony, which led to the decrease in her own temporal authority. She died suddenly in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, on her way to Dresden, and was buried in Quedlinburg. She was succeeded by Princess Dorothea of Saxony.
References
- Lorenz, H. (1922) (in German). Werdegang von Stift und Stadt Quedlinburg. Quedlinburg.
Ancestry
16. Ernest, Elector of Saxony 8. John, Elector of Saxony 17. Elisabeth of Bavaria-Munich 4. John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony 18. Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow 9. Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 19. Sophie of Pomerania-Wolgast 2. John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar 20. John II, Duke of Cleves 10. John III, Duke of Cleves 21. Matilda of Hesse 5. Sybille of Cleves 22. William IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg 11. Maria of Jülich-Berg 23. Sibylle of Brandenburg 1. Maria, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg 24. John I of Pfalz-Simmern 12. John II of Pfalz-Simmern 25. Joanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken 6. Frederick III, Elector Palatine 26. Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden 13. Beatrice of Baden 27. Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen 3. Dorothea Susanne of Simmern 28. Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 14. Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth 29. Sophia of Poland 7. Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach 30. Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria 15. Susanna of Bavaria 31. Kunigunde of Austria MariaRegnal titles Preceded by
Anna IIIPrincess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
1601- 1610Succeeded by
DorotheaRoman Catholic abbesses (966-1540)
Matilda · Adelaide I · Beatrice I · Adelaide II · Eilica · Agnes I · Gerberga · Beatrice II · Meregart · Adelaide III · Agnes II · Sophia · Bertradis I · Cunigunde · Osterlinde · Gertrud · Bertradis II · Jutta · Luitgard · Agnes III · Elisabeth I · Margaret · Irmgard · Adelaide IV · Anna I · Hedwig · Magdalene · Anna IILutheran abbesses (1540-1803)
Anna II · Elisabeth II · Anna III · Maria · Dorothea · Dorothea Sophia · Anna Sophia I · Anna Sophia II · Anna Dorothea · Marie Elisabeth · Anna Amalia · Sophia AlbertinaCategories:- Abbesses of Quedlinburg
- House of Wettin
- 1571 births
- 1610 deaths
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