Agnes of Brandenburg

Agnes of Brandenburg (17 July 1584 in Berlin – 26 March 1629 in Amt Neuhaus) was a princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage, successively duchess of Pomerania and of Saxe-Lauenburg.

Life

Agnes, a member of the house of Hohenzollern, was a daughter of the Elector John George of Brandenburg (1525–1598) from his third marriage with Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst (1563–1607), daughter of Prince Joachim Ernest of Anhalt.

Agnes had 23 siblings and actors, owing to Philip Julius' interest in the cultural arts. A folwark at Udars on the island of Rügen was named after Agnes: Agnisenhof or Agnetenhof.

In 1615, Elisabeth was involved, at the request of her husband, in the financing of a mint in Franzburg.

Widowhood After Philip Julius' death on 6 February 1625, Dubslaff Christoph von Eickstedt auf Rothenklempenow, who had been adviser to her husband, served as her privy counsellor and captain.

Second marriage

Agnes was married again on 9 September 1628, at Schloss Barth, Agnes also brought 20,000 thaler in dowry with her into the marriage. After her marriage, Agnes moved to Neuhaus castle.

Both of her marriages were childless.

Death Agnes died on 26 March 1629.

After her death, Francis Charles married her great-niece, Catherine of Brandenburg.

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