How to Pronounce Maria, Abbess of Quedlinburg
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Oct 07, 1571 Weimar, Thuringia, Germany Died on 07 Mar 1610 (aged 38)
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About Maria Abbess Of Quedlinburg
- Duchess Maria of Saxe-Weimar (7 October 1571 - 7 March 1610) was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg from 1601 until her death. Born in Weimar, Maria was the daughter of John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Dorothea Susanne of Simmern. Princess-Abbess Anna III of Quedlinburg died on 12 May 1601.
- The provost of the congregation had died of plague and had not been replaced.
- Dorothea was suggested as Anna III's successor by the guardian of the abbey, her brother, Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar.
- Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II confirmed her election on 2 July. Her reign was calm.
- She proved to be unwilling to confront the abbey's protectors, the Dukes of Saxony, which led to the decrease in her own temporal authority.
- She died suddenly in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, on her way to Dresden, and was buried in Quedlinburg.
- She was succeeded by Princess Dorothea of Saxony.
