Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg

Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
Duchess consort of Saxe-Zeitz
Reign	1676-1681
Born	4 May 1653; Homburg vor der Höhe
Died	19 August 1684 (aged 31); Schleusingen
Spouse	Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
Father	Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
Mother	Anna Margaret of Hesse-Homburg

Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (4 May 1653 - 19 August 1684), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Oldenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz.

Born in Homburg vor der Höhe, she was the third of fifteen children born from the second marriage of Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg with Anna Margaret of Hesse-Homburg. From her fourteen full-siblings, only seven survived adulthood: Frederick, Charles Louis, Eleanor Margaret (by marriage Princess of Liechtenstein), William Christian, Sophie Magdalene (Abbess in Quedlinburg), Anna Fredericka Philippine (by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt) and Johanna Magdalene Louise. In addition, she had two further older half-siblings from her father's first marriage with Catharina of Waldeck-Wildungen, of whom only one survived: Dorothea Elisabeth (by her two marriages Countess of Sinzendorf, Rabutin and Marchioness de Fremonville).

Life

In Wiesenburg on 14 June 1676, Sophie Elisabeth married Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz as his third wife. They had no children.

Sophie Elisabeth died in Schleusingen aged 31. She was buried in the Hallenkrypta of the Dom St.Peter und Paul, Zeitz.

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References

German royalty
Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg House of Oldenburg Born: 4 May 1653 Died: 19 August 1684
Vacant Title last held by Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Weimar	Duchess consort of Saxe-Zeitz 1676–1681	Vacant Title next held by Marie Amalie of Brandenburg

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