Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
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Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (23 June 1593, Wolfenbüttel
– 25 March 1650, Altenburg
) was a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
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Elisabeth first married on 1 January 1612 in Dresden
, to Duke August of Saxony
(1589–1615). He was the administrator of the diocese of Naumburg. He suddenly died at the age of 26, after only three years of marriage.
Elizabeth's second husband was John Philip of Saxe-Altenburg
(1597–1639). They married on 25 October 1618 in Altenburg
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Elizabeth died on 25 March 1650 in Altenburg
. She was buried in the Brethren Church in Altenburg, to which she had donated a beaker. The motto of the Duchess, who was with both an Albertine and an Ernestine, was: All my delight is in God. An oval gold ducats exists, depicting Elisabeth exists, showing her efigy on the obverse and a crowned "E" on the reverse. Elisabeth was a member of the virtuous society under the name the Pious.
married in 1636 Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Gotha
(1601–1675)
Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Oker river about 13 kilometres south of Brunswick. It is the seat of the District of Wolfenbüttel and of the bishop of the Protestant Lutheran State Church of Brunswick...
– 25 March 1650, Altenburg
Altenburg
Altenburg is a town in the German federal state of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district.-Geography:...
) was a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
Saxe-Altenburg
Saxe-Altenburg was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia.-History:The duchy originated from the medieval Burgraviate of Altenburg in the Imperial Pleissnerland , a possession of the Wettin Margraves of Meissen since 1243...
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Life
Elizabeth was a daughter of the Duke Henry Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1564–1613) from his second marriage with Elizabeth (1573–1625), eldest daughter of King Frederick II of DenmarkFrederick II of Denmark
Frederick II was King of Denmark and Norway and duke of Schleswig from 1559 until his death.-King of Denmark:Frederick II was the son of King Christian III of Denmark and Norway and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg. Frederick II stands as the typical renaissance ruler of Denmark. Unlike his father, he...
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Elisabeth first married on 1 January 1612 in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, to Duke August of Saxony
August of Saxony
August of Saxony from the Albertine line of the House of Wettin was Administrator of the diocese of Naumburg-Zeitz.- Life :...
(1589–1615). He was the administrator of the diocese of Naumburg. He suddenly died at the age of 26, after only three years of marriage.
Elizabeth's second husband was John Philip of Saxe-Altenburg
John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg , was a duke of Saxe-Altenburg.He was the eldest surviving son of Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Anna Maria of the Palatinate-Neuburg, his second wife.-Childhood:When his father died , John Philip and his younger brothers Frederick, John...
(1597–1639). They married on 25 October 1618 in Altenburg
Altenburg
Altenburg is a town in the German federal state of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district.-Geography:...
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Elizabeth died on 25 March 1650 in Altenburg
Altenburg
Altenburg is a town in the German federal state of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district.-Geography:...
. She was buried in the Brethren Church in Altenburg, to which she had donated a beaker. The motto of the Duchess, who was with both an Albertine and an Ernestine, was: All my delight is in God. An oval gold ducats exists, depicting Elisabeth exists, showing her efigy on the obverse and a crowned "E" on the reverse. Elisabeth was a member of the virtuous society under the name the Pious.
Offspring
From her second marriage, Elizabeth had one daughter:- Elisabeth SophiePrincess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-AltenburgElisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg , was a princess of Saxe-Altenburg and, by marriage, duchess of Saxe-Gotha....
(1619–1680)
married in 1636 Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Gotha
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
-Family and children:In Altenburg on 24 October 1636, Ernst married his cousin Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg. As a result of this marriage Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg were unified, when the last duke of the line died childless in 1672. Ernst and Elisabeth Sophie had eighteen children:#...
(1601–1675)
External links
- http://www.portrait-hille.de/kap07/bild.asp?catnr1=83302&seqnr=3715
- http://thepeerage.com/p662.htm#i6611