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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.
Ancestry
| 16. Ernest, Elector of Saxony | ||||||||||||||||
| 8. John, Elector of Saxony | ||||||||||||||||
| 17. Elisabeth of Bavaria-Munich | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony | ||||||||||||||||
| 18. Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow | ||||||||||||||||
| 9. Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||||||||||||||
| 19. Sophie of Pomerania-Wolgast | ||||||||||||||||
| 2. John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar | ||||||||||||||||
| 20. John II, Duke of Cleves | ||||||||||||||||
| 10. John III, Duke of Cleves | ||||||||||||||||
| 21. Matilda of Hesse | ||||||||||||||||
| 5. Sybille of Cleves | ||||||||||||||||
| 22. William IV, Duke of Jülich-Berg | ||||||||||||||||
| 11. Maria of Jülich-Berg | ||||||||||||||||
| 23. Sibylle of Brandenburg | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. Maria, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg | ||||||||||||||||
| 24. John I of Pfalz-Simmern | ||||||||||||||||
| 12. John II of Pfalz-Simmern | ||||||||||||||||
| 25. Joanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken | ||||||||||||||||
| 6. Frederick III, Elector Palatine | ||||||||||||||||
| 26. Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden | ||||||||||||||||
| 13. Beatrice of Baden | ||||||||||||||||
| 27. Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. Dorothea Susanne of Simmern | ||||||||||||||||
| 28. Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach | ||||||||||||||||
| 14. Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | ||||||||||||||||
| 29. Sophia of Poland | ||||||||||||||||
| 7. Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach | ||||||||||||||||
| 30. Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria | ||||||||||||||||
| 15. Susanna of Bavaria | ||||||||||||||||
| 31. Kunigunde of Austria | ||||||||||||||||
Maria House of Wettin | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
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| Preceded by Anna III | Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg 1601- 1610 | Succeeded by Dorothea |