Premise: Marie Hedwig Auguste of Sulzbach (German: "Marie Hedwig Auguste von Sulzbach" ; born: 15 April 1650 in Sulzbach; died: 23 November 1681 in Hamburg) was a Countess Palatine of Sulzbach by birth and by marriage, Archduchess of Austria and by her second marriage, Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg.
Hypothesis: Marie Hedwig Auguste of Sulzbach was forced by her family to marry the Archduke of Austria thereby becoming an archduchess and cementing German ties with Austria.