Erdmuthe of Brandenburg was a Princess of Brandenburg and by marriage Duchess of Pomerania.
Background
Erdmuthe was the eldest daughter of the Elector of Brandenburg John George (1525–1598) from his second marriage to Sabina (1548–1575), daughter of the Margrave George of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach. The princess was her father"s favorite child on account of her love for science and Latin literature.
Career
At the age of 7 years she was engaged to the 26 years old John Frederick. On this occasion, the old inheritance treaty between the two houses and the entitlements in case one of them would go extinct, were redefined. The marriage was described as a happy one, but it remained childless.
After a miscarriage, Elizabeth of Doberschütz gave her a drug to lower the fever.
Elizabeth was later accused of having bewitched Erdmuthe and making her barren. After the death of Schantes of Tessen in 1608, she also spent time on the outwork of Smołdzino castle.
She appointed Michael Brüggemann (Latinized Pontanus, PolishMichał Mostnik) as a chaplain at the Castle Church in Stolp.