Marie Elisabeth, Abbess of Quedlinburg

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Marie Elisabeth, Abbess of Quedlinburg
Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
Holstein-Gottorp
FatherChristian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
MotherPrincess Frederica Amalia of Denmark

Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (21 March 1678 – 17 July 1755) was

Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
from 1718 until her death.

Duchess Marie Elisabeth was born in Hamburg as the youngest child of Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and his wife, Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark. She was considered for marriage to Charles XII of Sweden, but he declined.

In 1718, she was elected Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg. However, the

Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI
consequently refused to confirm the elections. The election, however, eventually went ahead but the selection of a duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp instead than a princess of Prussia caused quite a stir. Due to her territorial disputes with the King in Prussia, Marie Elisabeth turned to the Holy Roman Emperor, but without success.

As the ruler, Princess-Abbess Marie Elisabeth restored the castle, the abbey and the

Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia
.

Ancestry

Bibliography

  • H. Lorenz: Werdegang von Stift und Stadt Quedlinburg. Quedlinburg 1922.

External links

Marie Elisabeth
House of Holstein-Gottorp
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Regnal titles
Vacant
Office of provost held by
Maria Aurora von Königsmarck
Title last held by
Anna Dorothea
Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg

1718–1755
Succeeded by