Dorothea Maria of Anhalt

Full name
	Sophie Dorothea Maria of Anhalt

Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
	Duchess of Saxe-Weimar
Tenure	1602–1605
Born	2 July 1574; Dessau
Died	18 July 1617 (aged 47); Weimar
Burial	Schloss Hornstein
Spouse	John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Issue	Johann Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar; Prince Christian Wilhelm ; Prince Frederick ; Prince Johann ; Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar; Albrecht, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach ; Prince John Frederick ; Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg; Prince Frederick Wilhelm ; Prince Bernhard ; Princess Johanna
Full name
	Sophie Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
House	House of Wettin; House of Ascania
Father	Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
Mother	Eleonore of Württemberg

Dorothea Maria of Anhalt (Dessau, 2 July 1574 – Weimar, 18 July 1617), was by birth a member of the House of Ascania and princess of Anhalt. After her marriage, she became Duchess of Saxe-Weimar.

Dorothea Maria was the sixth daughter of Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt, but second-born daughter by his second wife Eleonore, daughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg.

Life

In 1586, the twelve-year-old Dorothea Maria was chosen by her father as Abbess of Gernrode and Frose as the successor to her elder sister Agnes Hedwig.

In 1593 she was relieved of her post as abbess in order to marry John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. The wedding took place in Altenburg on 7 January of that year. Her successor as abbess was her niece, Sophie Elisabeth, eldest daughter of her half-brother John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau.

During the twelve years of her marriage, Dorothea Maria gave birth to twelve children (the last one born posthumously), including Ernst I of Saxe-Gotha and the famous general Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar.[1][2]

Dorothea Maria died of injuries sustained while riding a horse. Her funeral took place on 24 August 1617 at Schloss Hornstein (later Wilhelmsburg Castle). On this occasion, the Fruitbearing Society was created and her younger brother, Louis of Anhalt-Köthen, was appointed its first leader.

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References

Marek, Miroslav. "Complete Genealogy of the House of Wettin". Genealogy.EU.
Genealogical database by Herbert Stoyan Archived August 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

German royalty
Dorothea Maria of Anhalt House of Ascania Born: 2 July 1574 Died: 18 July 1617
Preceded by Anna Maria of the Palatinate-Neuburg	Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar 7 July 1602 – 18 July 1605	Vacant Title next held by Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau
Religious titles
Preceded by Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt	Abbess of Gernrode and Frose 1586 – 18 July 1605	Succeeded by Sophie Elisabeth of Anhalt-Dessau

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[1] Marek, Miroslav. "Complete Genealogy of the House of Wettin". Genealogy.EU.

[2] Genealogical database by Herbert Stoyan Archived August 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine