| Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach | |
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| Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Princess of Brandenburg | |
| Spouse | John George of Brandenburg |
| Father | George of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
| Mother | Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels |
| Born | 12 May 1529 Ansbach |
| Died | 2 November 1575 (aged 46) Berlin |
| Burial | Berlin |
Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (12 May 1529 – 2 November 1575 ) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Electress of Brandenburg by marriage.
Sabina was the daughter of George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1484–1543) from his second marriage to Hedwig of Münsterberg-Oels (1508–1531), daughter of the Duke Charles I of Münsterberg-Oels. The princess was brought up by her stepmother Emilie of Saxony in the Lutheran faith.
On 12 February 1548 Sabina married Elector John George of Brandenburg (1525–1598) in Ansbach. His first wife Sophie of Legnica was Sabina's cousin. The day before the wedding ceremony, she solemnly renounced her possible paternal inheritance. The district, city and castle of Plauen were made over to her as her Wittum. Since Plauen, like all districts of Brandenburg, was not free of debt, lengthy negotiations about the compensation for her dowry of 12,000 guilders led to the district and monastery of Spandau also being assigned to her.
Sabina's husband was heir apparent to the Electorate of Brandenburg for 23 years. The couple spent this time on various castles in the territories of Brandenburg. The family's official residence was Zechlin castle in Rheinsberg near Wittstock. Here Sabina cared for her own children and also for her stepson Joachim Friedrich, who later became Elector of Brandenburg. Sabina's thrifty life style caused Rheinsberg to prosper for a while.
After Sabina's husband became Elector in 1571, she had an influence on religious affairs and was a patron of churches and schools. She supported the sick and the poor and had regular personal contact with the doctor Leonhard Thurneysser.
Sabina died on 2 November 1575 and was buried in the Berlin Cathedral.
From her marriage Sabina had the following children:
married in 1581 Duke Barnim X of Pomerania (1549–1603)
Two other princes and five princesses of this marriage died in childhood.
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Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Born: 12 May 1529 Died: 2 November 1575 |
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| German nobility | ||
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| Preceded by Hedwig of Poland |
Electress consort of Brandenburg 3 January 1571 – 2 November 1575 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst |