Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz

Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz
Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz
Full name	Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz
Born	(1661-11-13)13 November 1661 Naumburg
Died	29 April 1720(1720-04-29) (aged 58) Bündorf Castle in Merseburg
Buried	Merseburg Cathedral
Noble family	House of Wettin
Spouse(s)	Christian II, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
Issue	Christian III Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg Maurice Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
Father	Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Weimar

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Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz (13 November 1661 – 29 April 1720) was the wife of Duke Christian II of Saxe-Merseburg, whom she married on 14 October 1679 at Moritzburg Palace in Zeitz.

Regent of the duchy of Saxe-Merseburg

After her husband's death on 20 October 1694, she took up the guardianship of her eldest son

Death

She died in 1720 on her widow seat Bündorf Castle and was buried in the ducal crypt in Merseburg Cathedral.

On the occasion of her death a gold ducat coin was minted. One of the four obelisks in the garden of Merseburg Castle is dedicated to her memory.

External links

• Publications by or about Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz at VD 17
• Article in the Saxon Biography

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