Anna Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Anna Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Schwedt (24 December 1706 – 3 January 1751), was a German noblewoman and member of the House of Hohenzollern and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Eisenach.
| Anna Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Schwedt | |
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 Anna Sophia Charlotte of Brandenburg-Schwedt, Duchess of Saxe-Eisenach. | |
| Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach | |
| Reign | 1729–1741 |
| Born | 24 December 1706 Berlin |
| Died | 3 January 1751 (aged 44) Sangerhausen |
| Spouse | Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach |
| House | Hohenzollern |
| Father | Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
| Mother | Maria Dorothea Kettler of Courland and Semigallia |
Born in Berlin, she was the third of seven children born from the marriage of Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt (a younger brother of King Frederick I of Prussia) and Maria Dorothea Kettler, by birth Princess of Courland and Semigallia. From Anna Sophie's six older and younger siblings, only four survive adulthood: three brothers (Charles Frederick Albert, Frederick and Frederick William; all died unmarried and without legitimate issue) and one sister (Sophie Fredericka Albertine, by marriage Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg).[1]
Life
In Berlin on 3 June 1723 Anna Sophie married Wilhelm Heinrich, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Eisenach as his second wife. They had no children.[2]
She became in Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach after the accession of her husband on 14 January 1729.
Anna Sophie died in Sangerhausen aged 44,[3] having survived her husband by nine years. She was buried in Halle.[1]
Notes
- Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Hohenzollern". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Wettin". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- Anna Sophia Charlotte von Brandenburg-Schwedt (Hohenzollern), Herzogin zu von Sachsen-Eisenach in: Geni.com [retrieved 1 October 2014].
Anna Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Schwedt Born: 24 December 1706 Died: 3 January 1751 | ||
| German royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Marie Christine Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim |
Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach 1729–1741 |
Succeeded by Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |