Magdalene of Brandenburg (1460 in

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– 17 June 1496 at

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) was a German noblewoman. She was a princess of

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by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Hohenzollern.

Life

Magdalena was the only child of Margrave Frederick III of Brandenburg-Altmark (1424–1463) from his marriage to Agnes (1436–1512), daughter of the Duke Barnim VIII of Pomerania. She married on 17 June 1482 in the

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to Count Eitel Friedrich II of Hohenzollern (1452–1512). This marriage formed an important connection for the

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, as it strengthened the bond between the Swabian and Brandenburg branches of the house. Magdalena became the ancestress of the

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and

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lines. Magdalena died in 1496 and was buried in the collegiate church of St. James in Hechingen. A grave plate next to the high altar, probably sculpted by

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, shows Magdalena and her husband in a traditional German costume, with a medal of the Order of Our Lady of the Swan around her neck and a dog at her feet (a symbol of feminine loyalty). The grave plate is considered a major work of art in Hechingen.Helmut Linde: ''Schwäbische Alb'', Baedeker, 2007, p. 216

Issue

The following children were born from the marriage of Eitel Frederick and Magdalena of Brandenburg: * Francis Wolfgang (1483 or 1484 – 1517), married to Margravine

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(1487–1554) * Wandelberta ( – 1551), married in 1507 to Count Albert III of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim (died 1551) * Joachim (1485 or 1586 – 1538), married in 1513 to Anastasia of Stoffeln (died 1530) * Maria Salome (1488–1548), married in 1507 to Count Louis XV of Oettingen (died 1557) * Eitel Frederick III (1494–1525), his successor, married Johanna of Witthem (died 1544) * Anna (1496–1530), a nun

References

* Ottmar F. Schönhuth: ''Die Burgen, Klöster, Kirchen und Kapellen Württembergs und der Preußisch-Hohenzollern'schen Landestheile mit ihren Geschichten, Sagen und Märchen'', Fischhaber, 1860, p. 305 ff * ''Nachrichten über die Königliche Stammburg Hohenzollern'', with 1 lithographic map and 8 woodcuts, Duncker, 1863, p. 46
Online
* Paul Theodor Marck: ''Der Gräflich Fürstlich Königliche Stamm der Hohenzollern'', G. Egersdorff, 1849, p. 49

Footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brandenburg, Magdalena of, Countess of Hohenzollern German countesses Magdalena 1460 births 1496 deaths 15th-century German people