Anna Amalie of Baden-Durlach explained

Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach
Noble Family:Zähringen
Father:George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
Mother:Juliana Ursula of Salm-Neuville
Spouse:William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
Death Place:Saarbrücken

Anna Amalia of Baden-Durlach (born: 9 July 1595; died: 18 November 1651 in Saarbrücken) was a Countess of Nassau-Saarbrücken by marriage to William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken,[1] and regent of Nassau-Saarbrücken during the minority of her son from 1640 to 1651.

Life

She was a daughter of Margrave George Frederick of Baden-Durlach and his first wife, Countess Juliana Ursula of Salm-Neuville.

She married in 1615 Count William Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken.

Her children were legally minors when her husband died in 1640. She took up the regency, until her death. After her death, John Louis acted as regent for Gustav Adolph and Walrad until the inheritance was divided when they came of age in 1659.

Issue

She had the following children:

Notes and References

  1. Wolfgang Behringer & Gabriele Clemens, Geschichte des Saarlandes, München, 2009.