Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was a prominent German noblewoman born on September 24, 1739. She was the daughter of Duke Ferdinand Albert II and Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Anna Amalia is best known for her role as a patron of the arts and her contributions to the cultural life of Weimar, where she established the Duchess Anna Amalia Library. Throughout her life, Anna Amalia supported various artists, writers, and musicians, fostering a vibrant intellectual community. She was closely associated with notable figures such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller. Anna Amalia passed away on April 10, 1807, leaving a lasting legacy in the cultural history of Germany.