Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

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Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was an 18th-century German duchess and regent of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, renowned as a major patron of the arts and a central figure of the Weimar Classical period.

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instanceOf duchess
member of the House of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
noblewoman
patron of the arts
regent
burialPlace Weimar City Church (Stadtkirche St. Peter und Paul)
child Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Prince Frederick Ferdinand Constantine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
dateOfBirth 1739-10-24
dateOfDeath 1807-04-10
dateOfMarriage 1756-03-16
educatedAt Brunswick court
endTime 1775
father Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
givenName Amalia
Anna
heritage German
knownFor patronage of literature, music, and theater
supporting the Weimar Classical period
transforming Weimar into a leading cultural center
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned French
German
mother Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
movement Weimar Classicism
nobleTitle Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
notableWork development of the Weimar court as a cultural center
founding and expansion of the Duchess Anna Amalia Library
patronOf Christoph Martin Wieland
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
placeOfBirth Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel
placeOfDeath Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Weimar
placeOfMarriage Braunschweig
positionHeld Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Regent of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
regencyFor Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
religion Lutheranism
residence Weimar
Weimar City Castle
linked to: Weimar Castle

Wittumspalais, Weimar
sexOrGender female
sibling Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick
spouse Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
startTime 1758

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House of Brunswick-Bevern hasMember Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Weimar Classicism hasKeyFigure Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach mother Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Prince Henry of Prussia (1726–1802) sibling Anna Amalia of Prussia
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Duchess Anna Amalia Library namedAfter Anna Amalia, Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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Duchess Anna Amalia Library significantPersonAssociated Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Park an der Ilm associatedWith Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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Park an der Ilm commissionedBy Duchess Anna Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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Weimar city cultural landscape associatedWith Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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