Maria, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Duchess Maria of Saxe-Weimar
Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
Reign	1601–7 March 1610
Predecessor	Anna III, Abbess of Quedlinburg
Successor	Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg
Born	7 October 1571 Weimar
Died	7 March 1610 Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Burial	Quedlinburg
House	Wettin
Father	John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Mother	Dorothea Susanne of Simmern

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.

Anna III, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg, died on 12 May 1601. The provost of the congregation had died of plague and had not been replaced. Maria was suggested as Anna III's successor by the guardian of the abbey, her brother Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Emperor Rudolf II confirmed her election on 2 July.

Maria's 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.

References

• Lorenz, H. (1922). Werdegang von Stift und Stadt Quedlinburg (in German). Quedlinburg.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)