Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
- Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
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Duchess Dorothea Sophia of Saxe-Altenburg (19 December 1587 – 10 February 1645) was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg.
She was the fourth child and second daughter of Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and his first wife, Sophie of Württemberg.
Reign
On 21 April 1618, Dorothea Sophia was elected successor to Princess-Abbess Dorothea. Her election was approved by Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor.
During her reign, Quedlinburg was devastated by the Thirty Years War. Unlike her predecessors, Princess-Abbess Dorothea Sophia often confronted John George I, Elector of Saxony.
Religious policy
Dorothea Sophia prohibited her clergy to deny absolution to a person who made a genuine and contrite confession. However, if the same parishioners repeated the sin, they were to face increased degree of severity and finally be referred to her consistory. She proscribed that these parishioners would not be able to serve as godparents, nor be buried according to tradition or within consecrated ground. These decisions were a lot like the previous Catholic practice. She also took measures to prevent secret engagements, declaring that every engagement has to be witnessed by three men and publicly announced.[1]
Ancestry
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16. John, Elector of Saxony |
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8. John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony |
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17. Sophie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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4. John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar |
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18. John III, Duke of Cleves |
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9. Sybille of Cleves |
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19. Maria of Jülich-Berg |
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2. Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar |
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20. John II of Pfalz-Simmern |
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10. Frederick III, Elector Palatine |
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21. Beatrice of Baden |
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5. Dorothea Susanne of Simmern |
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22. Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
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11. Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach |
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23. Susanna of Bavaria |
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1. Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg |
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24. Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
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12. Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
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25. Elisabeth of Hesse |
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6. Philipp Ludwig of Pfalz-Neuburg |
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26. Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse |
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13. Anna of Hesse |
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27. Christine of Saxony |
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3. Anna Maria of the Palatinate-Neuburg |
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28. John III, Duke of Cleves (= 18) |
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14. Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg |
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29. Maria of Jülich-Berg (= 19) |
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7. Anna of Cleves |
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30. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor |
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15. Maria of Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria |
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31. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary |
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References
- ^ Karant-Nunn, Susan C. (1997). The Reformation of ritual: an interpretation of early modern Germany. Routledge. ISBN 0415113377. http://books.google.com/books?id=LQi9pyxmUZkC&dq=%22Dorothea+Sophia%22+abbess+Quedlinburg&lr=&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
External links
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Dorothea Sophia
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| Regnal titles |
Preceded by
Dorothea |
Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
21 April 1618 - 10 February 1645 |
Succeeded by
Anna Sophia I |
| v · Abbesses of Quedlinburg |
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| Roman Catholic abbesses (966-1540) |
Matilda · Adelaide I · Beatrice I · Adelaide II · Eilica · Agnes I · Gerberga · Beatrice II · Meregart · Adelaide III · Agnes II · Sophia · Bertradis I · Cunigunde · Osterlinde · Gertrud · Bertradis II · Jutta · Luitgard · Agnes III · Elisabeth I · Margaret · Irmgard · Adelaide IV · Anna I · Hedwig · Magdalene · Anna II
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Dorothea Sophia Of Quedlinburg |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
19 December 1587 |
| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
10 February 1645 |
| Place of death |
Quedlinburg Abbey |
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