Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (24 September 1495 in

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– 23 September 1552 in

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) was a princess of

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by birth and marriage Landgravine of

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Life

Barbara was a daughter of Margrave Frederick the Elder of Brandenburg-Ansbach and Bayreuth (1460-1536) from his marriage to

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(1464-1512), daughter of King

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of Poland. She married on 29 September 1527 at the

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to Landgrave George III of Leuchtenberg (1502-1555). She brought a

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of into the marriage and a

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of was settled on her. In 1549, she apologized in writing to her many relatives, because her son had married the very wealthy Matilda de la Marck-Arenberg, without consulting most of her relatives. The marriage had been mediated by her brother

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and was instrumental in restoring the financial health of the Landgraviate. Barbara died in 1552 and was buried in the Church of the Assumption in

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. A red marble grave place with her coat of arms can be found in front of the altar.Richard Hoffmann and Felix Mader: ''Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern'', vol. 2, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, 1983, p. 87

Issue

From her marriage, Barbara had the following children: * George IV (d. 1553) * Louis Henry (1529-1567), Landgrave of Leuchtenberg : married in 1549 to Countess Matilda de la Marck-Arenberg (1530-1603) * Elisabeth (1537/8-1579) : married in 1559 to Count John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg (1536-1606) * Barbara

References

* Johann Baptist Brenner: ''Die Landgrafen von Leuchtenberg historisch genealogisch erläutert'', an der Tauber, L.M. Beck, 1834, p. 57 ff

Footnotes and references

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