Anna Katharina Dorothea of Salm-Kyrburg

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.

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: She was buried in the Stiftskirche in Stuttgart, the traditional burial place of Württemberg's ducal family.