Countess Palatine Anna of Veldenz

Anna was the eldest child of the Count Palatine Rupert of Veldenz (1506–1544) from his marriage to Ursula (1515–1601), daughter of Wild- and Rhinegrave John VII of Salm-Kyrburg.She married Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach on the first of August 1558 in Heidelberg; it was his second marriage.Therefore, she acted as guardian and regent from 1577 until her son Ernest Frederick came of age in 1584.However, a short while later, he died of arsenic poisoning and Baden-Hachberg fell to his brother Ernest Frederick.Margravine Anna's young chaplain John Zehender was responsible for her pastoral care in the last years of her life and gave an impressive funeral sermon on 5 April 1586.
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