Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick
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| Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick | |
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| Holy Roman Empress, German Queen Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia [1] |
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| Consort | 5 May 1705–17 April 1711 |
| Consort to | Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor |
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| Maria Josepha, Queen of Poland Archduke Leopold Joseph Maria Amalia, Holy Roman Empress |
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| House | House of Brunswick-Lüneburg House of Habsburg |
| Father | John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Mother | Benedicta-Henrietta of Simmern |
| Born | 21 April 1673 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 10 April 1742 Villa Monte, Spain |
Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick (21 April 1673 – 10 April 1742) was the daughter of John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Benedicta-Henrietta of Simmern.
On 24 February 1699, she married Joseph, King of the Romans and heir of the Emperor Leopold I. Upon Joseph's election as Emperor in 1705, she became Empress of the Holy Roman Empire.
She bore three children: Maria Josepha, Leopold Joseph, who died at less than a year of age, and Maria Amalia, who was later Empress herself.
Amalia Wilhelmina outlived her husband by more than 30 years, dying on 10 April 1742. She is buried in the Salesian convent in Vienna. Her heart is buried in the Imperial Crypt.
[edit] External links
- Wilhelmina Amalia at Find-A-Grave
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Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick
Born: 21 April 1673 Died: 10 April 1742 |
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| Preceded by Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg |
Holy Roman Empress 1705 – 1711 |
Succeeded by Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick |
| German Queen 1699 – 1711 |
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| Queen consort of Bohemia 1705 – 1711 |
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| Queen consort of Hungary 1699 – 1711 |
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| Archduchess consort of Austria 1705 – 1711 |
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