| Millania | |
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| Duchess of Saxe-Düben | |
| Reign | 1618-1620 |
| Coronation | Never crowned |
| Predecessor |
Title Created |
| Regent | Wolfgang Wilhelm |
| Born | 5 October 1574 Wittenberg, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | c. 1620 Unknown |
| Spouse | Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count of Freising-Neuburg |
| House | House of La Marck |
| Father | Engelbert III of Saxony |
| Mother | Ladia of Göttingen |
| Religion | Jungism |
Millania (5 October 1574 - c. 1620) was Duchess of Saxe-Düben from 1618 until her death. She was the fourth daughter of Engelbert III, and received Düben as her inheritance as part of the Grand Appanage.
In 1596 she was wed to Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count of Freising-Neuburg, a Jungist member of the House of Wittelsbach and relative of Frederick V, Holy Roman Emperor. Through Millania's urging, Wolfgang Wilhelm was convinced to turn against his kinsmen and lend soldiers to the Jungist emperor Joktan of Hesse during the Frankfurt War. After taking part in the Swabian Campaign against Leopold III, Duke of Habsburg, Freising-Neuburg was defeated and forced to withdraw.
As Duchess of Saxe-Düben Millania took a keen interest in her new holdings, attempting to alleviate famine during the early years of the Forty Years' War. She chose to reside in Düben for the next several years instead of the more defensible Wittenberg or Freising, despite the encroaching Catholic army that invaded Saxony. In 1610 she and the rest of her family were captured by Catholic forces, and humane treatment was expected. However, she discovered she had actually been captured by the rogue henchmen of the late Imperial Guard Saumon Meise, who smuggled away the hostages to be test subjects of the Meisids. Millania's fate would be discovered years later after the war had concluded, although her remains were never recovered.
She was declared Duchess of Saxe-Düben in absentia, with her husband Wolfgang Wilhelm ruling on her behalf. After Wolfgang Wilhelm's death in 1630 the duchy was temporarily claimed by one of Millania's uncles, before being reabsorbed into the Duchy of Saxony under Maximilian Achilles, Elector of Saxony.
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