Maria of the Palatinate, Duchess of Södermanland

Princess Maria
Duchess of Södermanland
Born(1561-07-24)24 July 1561
Heidelberg, Germany
Died29 July 1589(1589-07-29) (aged 28)
Eskilstuna, Sweden
SpousePrince Charles, Duke of Södermanland
(m. 1579)
IssuePrincess Margareta
Princess Elisabeth
Prince Louis
Catherine, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg
Prince Gustav
Princess Maria
HouseWittelsbach
FatherLouis VI, Elector Palatine
MotherElisabeth of Hesse

Maria of the Palatinate (24 July 1561 – 29 July 1589), also known as Anna Maria, was a Swedish princess and Duchess of Södermanland by marriage, the first wife of the future King Charles IX of Sweden. She died before he became king.