Sophie Elisabeth of Brandenburg ( German: Sophie Elisabeth von Brandenburg ; February 1, 1616 , Halle - March 16, 1650 , Altenburg ) - Princess of Brandenburg , married Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg .
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Biography
Sophia Elizabeth is the only child in the family of Margrave Christian Wilhelm of Brandenburg and his first wife, Dorothea Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttelsky , daughter of the Duke Heinrich Julius Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttelsky . The princess was born in Galle, where her father served as administrator of the Magdeburg Archbishopric .
On September 18, 1638, in Altenburg, Sofia Elizabeth married the Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Friedrich Wilhelm II . The marriage, which was considered happy, remained childless. [1] Sophia Elizabeth is buried in the princely tomb of the Altenburg fraternal church. [2]
Literature
- FAW Dünnemann: Stammbuch der brandenburgisch-preussischen Regenten , Nauck, 1831, S. 107
- Johann Sebastian Mitternacht: Trauer- und Trost-Ode: welche bey dem Fürstlichen Leichbegängnis der ... Sophien Elisabeten / Hertzogin zu Sachsen / Jülich / Cleve und Bergk ... des ... Friederich Wilhelmen / Hertzogen zu Sachsen ... Fürstelchengen Furstl. Sächß. Officin, Altenburg 1650 ( Digitalisat )
Notes
- ↑ Moritz Theodor Frommelt: Sachsen-Altenburgische Landeskunde oder Geschichte, Geographie und Statistik des Herzogthums Sachsen-Altenburg: für alle Stände nach Urkunden und den besten Quellen , Klinkhardt, 1838, S. 14038
- ↑ Beschreibung der Residenzstadt Altenburg and ihrer Umgebung: mit durchgängiger Berücksichtigung