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Anna Maria Šemberová of Boskovice and Černá Hora

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Anna Maria
Duchess of Troppau
Duchess of Jägerndorf
Princess consort of Liechtenstein
Tenure20 December 1608 – 6 June 1625
Born1575
Vienna, Archduchy of Austria,
Holy Roman Empire
Died6 June 1625
Plumlov, Kingdom of Bohemia,
Holy Roman Empire
Burial
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Vranov,
Czech Republic
SpouseKarl I, Prince of Liechtenstein
IssueKarl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein
HouseBoskovic
FatherBaron Jan Šembera z Boskovic a Černohorský
MotherBaroness Anna Krajířové z Krajku

Anna Maria Šemberová of Boskovice and Černá Hora and Aussee (also written as Anna Maria von Černá Hora und Boskowitz, Anna Marie Černohorská z Boskovic, and Anna Marie z Boskovic a Černé Hory; 1575 – 6 June 1625) was a Moravian noblewoman who, through her marriage to Karl I, was the first Princess of Liechtenstein and Duchess of Troppau and Jägerndorf.

Biography

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Boskovic coat of arms

Baroness Anna Maria Šemberová of Boskovice and Černá Hora and Aussee was born in 1575 in Vienna to Baron Jan Šembera z Boskovic a Černohorský and Baroness Anna Krajířové z Krajku, who were both members of the Moravian nobility.[1][2]

In 1590 she married Baron Karl von Liechtenstein, a Moravian nobleman and the son of Hartmann II, Baron of Liechtenstein and Countess Anna Maria of Ortenburg.[3] In 1608 her husband was created the first Prince of Liechtenstein by Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, thus making her the first Princess of Liechtenstein.[3][4] In 1613 her husband acquired the Duchy of Troppau and in 1622 he acquired the Duchy of Jägerndorf, thus making her the Duchess of Troppau and the Duchess of Jägerndorf.[5]

Anna Maria and Karl I had five children:[6]

Boskovic Castle, which was inherited by Anna Maria and her sister, Catherine, upon their father's death.

Her sister Catherine married her husband's brother, Baron Maximilian of Liechtenstein. Both she and her sister inherited their father's lands, including Boskovic Castle, upon his death in 1597 due to the fact that he had no male heirs.[1]

Anna Maria died on 6 June 1625 and was buried in the Liechtenstein family crypt at the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Vranov.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). www.ivysehrad.cz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Rodokmeny/Boskovic". Archived from the original on 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  3. ^ a b "Liechtenstein 2". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  4. ^ "en/fuerstenhaus/fuersten/fuerst_karl_1". Archived from the original on 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  5. ^ Královská česká společnost nauk. Třída filosoficko-historicko-jazykozpytná (1891). Věstník. p. 83. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  6. ^ Gotthard Matysik (2014-02-18). "Herrscher der Alpenstaaten – Liechtenstein" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-12-20.