| Anna Maria of Brandenburg | |
|---|---|
| Father | John George, Elector of Brandenburg |
| Mother | Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
| Born | 3 February 1567 Zechlin Palace, Rheinberg |
| Died | 14 November 1610 (aged 43) Wolin |
Anna Maria of Brandenburg (born: 3 February 1567 in Zechlin palace, Rheinberg; died: 14 November 1618 in Wolin) was an Princess of Brandenburg by birth and marriage Duchess of Pomerania.
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Anna Maria was a daughter of the Elector of Brandenburg John George (1525–1598) from his second marriage to Sabina (1548–1575), daughter of the Margrave George of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach.
In 1580, she was engaged to Duke Barnim X of Pomerania and on 8 January 1581, she married him in in Berlin. As her Wittum, she received the district of Bytów on the Kashubian border.[1] They had no children.[2] When Barnim inherited Pomerania in 1600, he left Bytów to his brother Casimir and Anna Maria received the district of Wolin, including the eponymous town and palace as her jointure.
After her husband died in 1603, Anna Maria lived at Wolin Castle in Wolin. Accurate records of the income and expenditure of the district of Wolin during her reign exist;[3] they were less than the income of Bytów district and Anna Maria was compensated financially for the difference. She settled a dispute wit Duke Bogislaw XIII of Pomerania about the right to hunt in her district. After her death in 1618, her Wittum reverted to Duke Francis of Pomerania.