Magdalena of Brandenburg, Countess of Hohenzollern


Magdalene of Brandenburg was a German noblewoman. She was a princess of Brandenburg by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Hohenzollern.

Life

Magdalena was the only child of Margrave Frederick III of Brandenburg-Altmark from his marriage to Agnes, daughter of the Duke Barnim VIII of Pomerania.
She married on 17 June 1482 in the Berlin City Palace to Count Eitel Friedrich II of Hohenzollern. This marriage formed an important connection for the House of Hohenzollern, as it strengthened the bond between the Swabian and Brandenburg branches of the house. Magdalena became the ancestress of the Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen lines.
Magdalena died in 1496 and was buried in the collegiate church of St. James in Hechingen. A grave plate next to the high altar, probably sculpted by Peter Vischer the Elder, shows Magdalena and her husband in a traditional German costume, with a medal of the Order of Our Lady of the Swan around her neck and a dog at her feet. The grave plate is considered a major work of art in Hechingen.

Issue

The following children were born from the marriage of Eitel Frederick and Magdalena of Brandenburg: