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Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach
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Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Spouse(s) Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental
Noble family House of Hohenzollern
Father Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Mother Sophie Margarete of Oettingen-Oettingen
Born (1663-10-23)23 October 1663
Ansbach
Died 4 March 1724(1724-03-04) (aged 60)
Ansbach

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 Württemberg-Winnental.

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 Württemberg-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.


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