Hedwig of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
| Hedwig of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | |
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Magdalene Sibylle of Holstein-Gottorp |
Hedwig of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (Hedwig Eleonore; 12 January 1666 – 9 August 1735), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Mecklenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig.
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Life
In Güstrow on 1 December 1686, Hedwig married Prince August of Saxe-Merseburg, second surviving son of Duke Christian I. Five years later (1691), August received the town of Zörbig as his appanage, and took his residence there.
They had eight children, of whom only one survived to adulthood:[3][4]
- Christiane Magdalene (Zörbig, 11 March 1687 - Merseburg, 21 March 1689).
- Stillborn daughter (Alt-Stargard, Mecklenburg, 30 December 1689).
- Caroline Auguste (Zörbig, 10 March 1691 - Zörbig, 23 September 1743).
- Hedwig Eleonore (Zörbig, 26 February 1693 - Zörbig, 31 August 1693).
- Gustav Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig (Zörbig, 28 October 1694 - Zörbig, 24 May 1695).
- August, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig (Zörbig, 26 February 1696 - Zörbig, 26 March 1696).
- Stillborn twin sons (1707).
Hedwig died in Zörbig aged 69. She was buried in Merseburg Cathedral.[5]
See also
- BWV Anh. 16
References
- ^ Gustav Adolf Herzog v.Mecklenburg-Güstrow in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan Archived 2014-10-12 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 8 October 2014].
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Mecklenburg". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 8 October 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ Hedwig Herzogin v.Mecklenburg-Güstrow in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan Archived 2014-10-13 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 8 October 2014].
- ^ Note: not mentioned the three stillborn children. Hedwig Eleanore von Mecklenburg-Güstrow in: thePeerage.com [retrieved 8 October 2014].
- ^ Mecklenburg line in: Royaltyguide.nl Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 7 October 2014].
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