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Anna Sophia of Prussia (11 June 1527 in Königsberg – 6 February 1591 in Lübz) was a German noblewoman. She was a duchess in Prussia by birth and by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg. == Life == Anna Sophie was the oldest and only surviving child of Duke Albert of Prussia (1490-1568) from his first marriage with Dorothea (1504-1547), a daughter of King Frederick I of Denmark. From her mother, she received an extensive education in naturopathy and gynecology.〔Martina Schattkowsky: ''Witwenschaft in der frühen Neuzeit: fürstliche und adlige Witwen zwischen Fremd- und Selbstbestimmung'', Leipziger Universitätsverlag, Leipzig, 2003, p. 207〕 Already in 1546, the estates of Prussia agreed to a so-called "dowry tax" to provide the dowry of guilders she would receive when she married. She married on 24 February 1555 in Wismar to Duke John Albert I of Mecklenburg (1525-1576). As a wedding gift, her father mediated in a dispute between her husband and his brother Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg.〔Karl Friedrich Pauli: ''Allgemeine preussische Staats-Geschichte'', C. P. Francken, 1762, p. 443〕 On the occasion of his marriage, Duke John Albert I had the Fürstenhof Palace in Wismar remodeled in a Renaissance style. After the wedding, John Albert I and his bride moved into this palace.〔Christiane Petri: ''ADAC Reiseführer Plus Mecklenburg-Vorpommern'', ADAC Verlag DE, Munich, 2006, p. 19〕 John Albert I and Anna Sophia had three sons; she was described as a loving mother.〔Friedrich August von Rudloff: ''Neuere Geschichte von Mecklenburg'', Stiller, 1822, S. 27〕 John Albert I remained a loyal ally to his father-in-law, in the Holy Roman Empire as well as in Livonia. Since Duke Albert had no surviving sons of his own, he attempted several times, unsuccessfully, to make John Albert I his heir and successor in the Duchy of Prussia. After John Albert I died in 1576, Anna Sophia retired to her Wittum in Lübz, where she died in 1591. She was buried in Schwerin Cathedral. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anna Sophia of Prussia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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