Princess Christine Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg

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Princess Christine Elisabeth
John Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
HouseOldenburg
FatherJohn Christian, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
MotherAnna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst

Princess Christine Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (23 June 1638 – 7 June 1679), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Oldenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar.

Born in

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Life

In

John Ernest, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar
. They had five children:

  1. Anna Dorothea (Weimar, 12 November 1657 – Quedlinburg, 23 June 1704), Abbess of Quedlinburg (1685).
  2. Wilhelmine Christine (Weimar, 26 January 1658 – Sondershausen, 30 June 1712), married on 25 September 1684 to Christian William I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
  3. Eleonore Sophie (Weimar, 22 March 1660 – Lauchstädt, 4 February 1687), married on 9 July 1684 to Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Lauchstädt.
  4. William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (Weimar, 19 October 1662 – Weimar, 26 August 1728).
  5. John Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
    (Weimar, 22 June 1664 – Weimar, 10 May 1707).

After the death of her father-in-law (1662), she became Duchess of Saxe-Weimar.

She died in Weimar aged 40. She was buried in the Fürstengruft, Weimar.[3]

References

  1. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Oldenburg". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 4 October 2014.[self-published source]
  2. ^ Johann Christian Herzog v.Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg in Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 4 October 2014].
  3. ^ Oldenburg line in: Royaltyguide.nl Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 4 October 2014].
Princess Christine Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Born: 23 June 1638 Died: 7 June 1679
German royalty
Preceded by
Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar

1662–1679
Vacant
Title next held by
Charlotte Marie of Saxe-Jena