Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick

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Wilhelmina Amalia (21 April 1673 - 10 April 1742) was the daughter of John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Benedicta-Henrietta of Simmern.

[edit] Maternal ancestry

Her maternal grandparents were Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern and Anna Gonzaga.

Anna was a daughter of Charles I, Duke of Mantua and Catherine of Lorraine.

Catherine was a daughter of Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne and Henriette of Savoy, Marquise de Villars.

[edit] Holy Roman Empress

On 24 February 1699, she married Joseph, King of the Romans and heir of the Emperor Leopold I. Upon Joseph's election as Emperor in 1705, she became Empress of the Holy Roman Empire.

She bore three children: Maria Josepha, Leopold Joseph, who died at less than a year of age, and Maria Amalia, who was later Empress herself.

Wilhelmina Amalia outlived her husband by more than 30 years, dying on 10 April 1742. She is buried in the Salesian convent in Vienna.

Preceded by Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg	Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, Archduchess consort of Austria, Princess of Transylvania 1705-1711	Succeeded by Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick
	German Queen 1699-1711
	Queen consort of Bohemia 1705-1711
	Queen consort of Hungary, Queen consort of Croatia and Slavonia 1699-1711
Preceded by Maria Anna of Spain	Queen of the Romans 1699-1705	Succeeded by Maria Josepha of Bavaria