Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
| Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | |
|---|---|
Magdalene Sibylle of Holstein-Gottorp |
Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (3 September 1668 – 25 August 1738), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Mecklenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg-Spremberg (during 1692-1731) and Saxe-Merseburg (during 1731-1738).
Born in
Life
In Güstrow on 29 March 1692, Elisabeth married Prince Henry of Saxe-Merseburg, fourth surviving son of Duke Christian I. Two years later (1694), Henry received the town of Spremberg as his appanage, and took his residence there.
The marriage produced three children, of whom only one survived to adulthood:
- Maurice, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Spremberg (Spremberg, 29 October 1694 - Spremberg, 11 April 1695).
- Christiana Fredericka (Spremberg, 17 May 1697 - Spremberg, 21 August 1722).[1]
- Gustava Magdalena (Spremberg, 2 October 1699 - Spremberg, 3 October 1699).
Elisabeth became Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg in 1731 after her husband inherited the main domains of the family as their last surviving male member. She died in Doberlug in 1738, aged 69, having survived her husband for one month. She was buried in Merseburg Cathedral.[6]
References
- ^ Gustav Adolf Herzog v.Mecklenburg-Güstrow in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 7 October 2014].
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Mecklenburg". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 7 October 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ Elisabeth Herzogin v.Mecklenburg-Güstrowin: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 7 October 2014].
- ^ Elisabeth von Mecklenburg-Güstrow in: thePeerage.com [retrieved 7 October 2014].
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Wettin". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 7 October 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ Mecklenburg line in: Royaltyguide.nl Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 7 October 2014].