Anna Maria was the eldest child of the Count Palatine and Duke
Philip Louis of Neuburg (1547–1614) and
Anna (1552–1632), daughter of Duke
William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. She was married on 9 September 1591 in Neuburg to Duke
Frederick William I of Saxe-Weimar (1562–1602). On the occasion of the marriage, a medal was minted in gold, representing the couple, one on each side with a bust. In 1604 she moved with her children from
Weimar to
Altenburg, which was separated from Weimar as an independent
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg for her sons. After she was widowed in 1602, Anna Maria sank into deep sadness and from 1612, she lived separate from her children on her
Wittum, the District and City of Dornburg. During an attack on her Dornburg Castle by a Croatian force under General
Tilly in 1631, during the
Thirty Years' War, Anna Maria resisted the attackers but was robbed and wounded in the cheek. With the help of citizens rushed to the scene, the attackers were averted. Out of gratitude for this assistance, the Duchess donated a chalice to the local church. Anna Maria died in 1643 and was buried in the brick royal crypt in the Brethren Church in Altenburg. == Issue ==