Anna Sophie of Anhalt
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Anna Sophie of Anhalt was by birth a member of the House of Ascania and princess of Anhalt
. After her marriage, she became Countess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
.
Anna Sophie was born in Dessau
, the eighth and youngest daughter of Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
, but fourth-born daughter of his second wife Eleonore, daughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
.
on 13 June 1613 she married Karl Günther, Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Their union was childless.
Anna Sophie was considered as one of the most educated women of her time. After the death of her husband in 1630 she moved her residence to Kranichfeld
and founded there a society that admitted only women, following the example of her brother Louis of Anhalt-Köthen
, who was one of the co-founders of the Fruitbearing Society
. At the same time, she took the famous educational reformer Wolfgang Ratke
under her protection.
Anna Sophie died in Oberkranichfeld
.
Anhalt
Anhalt was a sovereign county in Germany, located between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe in Middle Germany. It now forms part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt.- Dukes of Anhalt :...
. After her marriage, she became Countess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was a small historic state in present-day Thuringia, Germany with its capital at Rudolstadt.-History:Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was established in 1599 in the course of a resettlement of Schwarzburg dynasty lands...
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Anna Sophie was born in Dessau
Dessau
Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 .-Geography:...
, the eighth and youngest daughter of Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
Joachim Ernest of Anhalt , was a German prince of the House of Ascania, ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, and from 1570 sole ruler of all the Anhalt lands....
, but fourth-born daughter of his second wife Eleonore, daughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
Christoph of Württemberg, Duke of Württemberg ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1550 until his death in 1568....
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Life
In RudolstadtRudolstadt
Rudolstadt is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia, close to the Thuringian Forest to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north....
on 13 June 1613 she married Karl Günther, Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Their union was childless.
Anna Sophie was considered as one of the most educated women of her time. After the death of her husband in 1630 she moved her residence to Kranichfeld
Kranichfeld
Kranichfeld is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Ilm, 18 km southeast of Erfurt, and 16 km southwest of Weimar....
and founded there a society that admitted only women, following the example of her brother Louis of Anhalt-Köthen
Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
Louis I of Anhalt-Köthen , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the unified principality of Anhalt. From 1603, he was ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Köthen...
, who was one of the co-founders of the Fruitbearing Society
Fruitbearing Society
The Fruitbearing Society was a German literary society founded in 1617 in Weimar by German scholars and nobility to emulate the idea of the Accademia della Crusca in Florence and similar groups already thriving in Italy, to be followed in later years also in France and Britain...
. At the same time, she took the famous educational reformer Wolfgang Ratke
Wolfgang Ratke
Wolfgang Ratke was a German educational reformer.-Early life:...
under her protection.
Anna Sophie died in Oberkranichfeld
Kranichfeld
Kranichfeld is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Ilm, 18 km southeast of Erfurt, and 16 km southwest of Weimar....
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