Person:Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (1)

Maria Eleanore Von Hohenzollern
Facts and Events
Name Maria Eleanore Von Hohenzollern
Gender Female
Birth? 11 Nov 1599 Brandenburg, Preußen, GermanyHouse of Hohenzollern
Marriage to Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Occupation? Queen of Sweden
Death? 28 Mar 1655 Stockholm, Stockholms, Stockholm, Sweden
Reference Number? Q233319?


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Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg (11 November 1599 – 28 March 1655) was a German princess and Queen of Sweden as the consort of King Gustav II Adolph (Gustavus Adolphus).

She was a daughter of John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and Anna, Duchess of Prussia, daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia.

In 1620, Maria Eleonora married Gustavus Adolphus with her mother's consent, but against the will of her brother George William, Elector of Brandenburg, who had just succeeded her father. She bore her husband a daughter, Christina in 1626.

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  1.   Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.