Princess Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst
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Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst | |
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Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar | |
Tenure | 1685–1694 |
Born | Zerbst | 9 March 1663
Died | 14 September 1694 Weimar | (aged 31)
Spouse | Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar |
Issue | Prince Johann Wilhelm, Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Weimar Ernst August I Princess Eleonore Christiane Princess Johanna Auguste Princess Johanna Charlotte |
House | House of Ascania |
Father | John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst |
Mother | Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp |
Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst (9 March 1663 – 14 September 1694), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Ascania and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar.
Born in Zerbst, she was the eleventh of fourteen children born from the marriage of John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst and Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp. Of her thirteen older and younger siblings, only four survived to adulthood: Karl William, Anthony Günther, John Adolph and John Louis.[1][2][better source needed]
Life
In Zerbst on 11 October 1685, Sophie Auguste married Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. They had five children, of whom only two survived to adulthood:
- John William, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar (Weimar, 4 June 1686 - Weimar, 14 October 1686).
- Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (Weimar, 19 April 1688 – Eisenach, 19 January 1748), later inherited Eisenach and Jena.
- Eleonore Christiane (Weimar, 15 April 1689 – Weimar, 7 February 1690).
- Johanna Auguste (Weimar, 6 July 1690 – Weimar, 24 August 1691).
- Johanna Charlotte (Weimar, 23 November 1693 – Weimar, 2 March 1751).
Sophie Auguste died in Weimar, aged 31. She was buried in the Fürstengruft, Weimar.[3]
References
- ^ Johann Fürst v.Anhalt-Zerbst in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 5 October 2014].
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Wettin". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 5 October 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ Anhalt-Zerbst line in: Royaltyguide.nl Archived 2014-10-05 at archive.today [retrieved 5 October 2014].
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