Princess Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
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| Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | |
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| Princess consort of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | |
| Tenure | 15 December 1710 - 24 June 1718 |
| Born | 22 December 1670 |
| Died | 28 December 1728 (aged 58) |
| Spouse | Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
| Issue | Frederick Anton Princess Amalie Magdalene Sophie Louise Sophie Juliane William Louis Christiane Dorothea Albert Anton Emilie Juliane Anna Sophie Dorothea Sofie Louise Friederike Magdalene Sibylle Louis Günther II |
| House | Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
| Father | Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
| Mother | Magdalena Sybille of Saxe-Weissenfels |
Duchess Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (22 December 1670 – 28 December 1728) was a princess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Duchess in Saxony by birth, and by marriage a Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.[1]
Ancestry
[edit]She was the daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1646–1691) and Magdalena Sibylle, Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels (1648–1680).
Her father was a fourth-generation descendant of John Frederick, Elector of Saxony in direct male line. He was also a fourth-generation descendant of his wife Sybille of Cleves who was daughter of John III, Duke of Cleves and older sister of both Anne of Cleves and Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.
The Elector was father to John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1530–1573). He married Dorothea Susanne of Simmern, a daughter of Frederick III, Elector Palatine.
They were parents to John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1570–1605). He married Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, a granddaughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg and great-granddaughter of Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg.
John and Dorothea Maria were parents to Ernst I, Duke of Saxe Coburg. He married his cousin Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg. As a result, their son Frederick I inherited both Duchies as the Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg in 1675.
Marriage
[edit]She married Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (15 October 1667- 24 June 1718). They had the following children:
- Frederick Anton
- Amalie Magdalene
- Sophie Louise
- Sophie Juliane
- William Louis
- Christiane Dorothea
- Albert Anton
- Emilie Juliane
- Anna Sophie
- Dorothea Sophie
- Louise Friederike
- Magdalene Sibylle
- Louis Günther II
Via her eponymous daughter, Anna Sophie was an ancestor of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their cousins Carlota of Mexico and Leopold II of Belgium
Ancestry
[edit]| Ancestors of Princess Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
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References
[edit]- ^ L. Renovanz: Chronik der fürstl. Schwarzburgischen Residenzstadt Rudolstadt, Rudolstadt 1860, p. 39f. (online version)