Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg
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Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg (5 April 1674 – 22 November 1748), was a Duchess consort of Courland
, Margravine consort of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen
. She was married to Duke Frederick Casimir Kettler
of Courland, Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
, and Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
. She was joint regent in Courland during the minority of her son from 1698 until 1701.
of Courland (1650–1698). The marriage was arranged as an alliance between the two familys; in 1703 her brother Albert Frederick was to marry her first husband's daughter Mary Dorothea. When her husband died in 1698, Elisabeth Sophie became joint guardian-regent alongside with her former brother-in-law Ferdinand. In January 1701, Elisabeth Sophie left Courland, her son and former stepdaughter for her brothers court in Berlin. In 1703, she was formally deprived of the custody of her son and the regency. She was later given a Russian allowance from Anna of Russia
.
She married Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
(6 August 1644 - 20 May 1712) on 30 March 1703 in Potsdam. She is said to have dominated her second spouse completely and directed his policy in a pro-Prussian direction. He gave her the palace Markgräfliches Schloss Erlangen, which was named after her. She was described as proud and a great lover of pomp and ceremony. Her expenses had a bad effect on the finances of the state.
She married on 3 June 1714 on Schloss Ehrenburg to Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
(1672–1724).
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Courland
Courland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
, Margravine consort of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen
Saxe-Meiningen
The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin dynasty, located in the southwest of the present-day German state of Thuringia....
. She was married to Duke Frederick Casimir Kettler
Frederick Casimir Kettler
Frederick Casimir Kettler was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1682 to 1698...
of Courland, Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Christian Ernst of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth....
, and Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen was a German nobleman.-Biography:He was born in Gotha, the eldest son of Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and his first wife, Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt....
. She was joint regent in Courland during the minority of her son from 1698 until 1701.
Biography
Elisabeth Sophie was born to Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg and Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. She married (29 April 1691) to her cousin, Duke Frederick Casimir KettlerFrederick Casimir Kettler
Frederick Casimir Kettler was Duke of Courland and Semigallia from 1682 to 1698...
of Courland (1650–1698). The marriage was arranged as an alliance between the two familys; in 1703 her brother Albert Frederick was to marry her first husband's daughter Mary Dorothea. When her husband died in 1698, Elisabeth Sophie became joint guardian-regent alongside with her former brother-in-law Ferdinand. In January 1701, Elisabeth Sophie left Courland, her son and former stepdaughter for her brothers court in Berlin. In 1703, she was formally deprived of the custody of her son and the regency. She was later given a Russian allowance from Anna of Russia
Anna of Russia
Anna of Russia or Anna Ivanovna reigned as Duchess of Courland from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740.-Accession to the throne:Anna was the daughter of Ivan V of Russia, as well as the niece of Peter the Great...
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She married Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Christian Ernst of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth....
(6 August 1644 - 20 May 1712) on 30 March 1703 in Potsdam. She is said to have dominated her second spouse completely and directed his policy in a pro-Prussian direction. He gave her the palace Markgräfliches Schloss Erlangen, which was named after her. She was described as proud and a great lover of pomp and ceremony. Her expenses had a bad effect on the finances of the state.
She married on 3 June 1714 on Schloss Ehrenburg to Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen was a German nobleman.-Biography:He was born in Gotha, the eldest son of Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and his first wife, Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt....
(1672–1724).
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