Princess Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst

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Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst
Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar
Reign 1685-1694
Born (1663-03-09)9 March 1663
Zerbst
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Weimar
Spouse Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Issue Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Princess Johanna Charlotte
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. From her thirteen older and younger siblings, only four survive adulthood: Karl William, Anthony Günther, John Adolph and John Louis.[1][2]

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 survive adulthood:

  1. John William, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar (Weimar, 4 June 1686 - Weimar, 14 October 1686).
  2. Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (Weimar, 19 April 1688 - Eisenach, 19 January 1748), later inherited Eisenach and Jena.
  3. Eleonore Christiane (Weimar, 15 April 1689 - Weimar, 7 February 1690).
  4. Johanna Auguste (Weimar, 6 July 1690 - Weimar, 24 August 1691).
  5. 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

  1. ↑ Johann Fürst v.Anhalt-Zerbst in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan [retrieved 5 October 2014].
  2. ↑ Genealogy of the House of Wettin in: Genealogy.euweb.cz [retrieved 5 October 2014].
  3. ↑ Anhalt-Zerbst line in: Royaltyguide.nl [retrieved 5 October 2014].
Princess Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst
Born: 9 March 1663 Died: 14 September 1694
German royalty
Preceded by Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar
1685-1694
jointly with Charlotte Marie of Saxe-Jena until 1690		 Vacant
Title next held by
Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg
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