Noble family House of Hohenzollern | Name Eleonore of | |
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Father Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Mother Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen Born 23 October 1663
Ansbach ( 1663-10-23 ) Died March 4, 1724, Ansbach, Germany Spouse Frederick Charles, Duke of Wurttemberg-Winnental (m. 1682) Parents Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach Children Christiane Charlotte of Wurttemberg-Winnental Grandchildren Charles Eugene, Duke of Wurttemberg Grandparents Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Sophie of Solms-Laubach | ||
Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach (23 October 1663, Ansbach – 4 March 1724, Ansbach) was a princess of Brandenburg-Ansbach and through her marriage duchess of Wurttemberg-Winnental.
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Life
Eleonore Juliane was a daughter of Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1620–1667) and his second wife Sophie Margarete (1634–1664), daughter of Joachim Ernst, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen. On 31 October 1682, in Ansbach, she married Frederick Charles, Duke of Wurttemberg-Winnental, with a commemorative coin struck for the wedding At the wedding Eleonore's brother John Frederick met the composer Johann Sigismund Kusser, who later worked at Ansbach.
After her husband's death, Eleonore moved to Ansbach in 1710 to support her youngest daughter. Eleonore came into personal contact with August Hermann Francke during this time and also wrote songs. Philipp Friedrich von Geismar acted as her advisor and steward. Eleonore is buried in the Stiftskirche, Stuttgart.