- Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
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Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Spouse Ludwig Friedrich I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Issue Friedrich Anton
Princess Amalie Magdalene
Sophie Luise
Princess Sophie Juliane
Wilhelm Ludwig
Christiane Dorothea
Albrecht Anton
Emilie Juliane
Anna Sophie
Dorothea Sofie
Luise Friederike
Magdalene Sibylle
Ludwig Günther IVHouse House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
House of SchwarzburgFather Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Mother Magdalena Sybille of Saxe-Weissenfels Born 22 December 1670 Died 28 December 1728 (aged 58)Duchess Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (22 December 1670 – 28 December 1728) was a princess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Duchess in Saxony.
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Ancestry
She was the daughter of Friedrich I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1646–1691) and Magdalena Sibylle, Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels (1648–1680).
Her father was a fourth-generation descendant of John Frederick, Elector of Saxony in direct male line. He was also a fourth-generation descendant of his wife Sybille of Cleves who was daughter of Johann III, Duke of Cleves and older sister of both Anne of Cleves and Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.
The Elector was father to John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1530–1573). He married Dorothea Susanne Wittelsbach, a daughter of Frederick III, Elector Palatine.
They were parents to John, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1570–1605). He married Dorothea Marie of Anhalt-Zerbst, a granddaughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg and great-granddaughter of Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg.
John and Dorothea Maria were parents to Ernst I, Duke of Saxe Coburg. He married his cousin Elizabeth Sophie, Heiress of Saxe-Altenburg. As a result their son Friedrich I inherited both Duchies as the Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg in 1675.
Marriage
She married Ludwig Friedrich I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (15 October 1667- 24 June 1718). They had the following children:
- Friedrich Anton
- Amalie Magdalene
- Sophie Luise
- Sophie Juliane
- Wilhelm Ludwig
- Christiane Dorothea
- Albrecht Anton
- Emilie Juliane
- Anna Sophie, ancestor of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their cousins Carlota of Mexico and Leopold II of Belgium
- Dorothea Sofie
- Luise Friederike
- Magdalene Sibylle
- Ludwig Günther IV
Ancestry
Ancestors of Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 16. Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar 8. John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar 17. Dorothea Susanne of Simmern 4. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha 18. Joachim Ernst, Prince of Anhalt 9. Dorothea Maria of Anhalt 19. Eleonore of Württemberg 2. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 20. Frederick Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar 10. Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 21. Anna Maria of the Palatinate-Neuburg 5. Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Anhalt 22. Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 11. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfunbüttel 23. Elizabeth of Denmark 1. Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 24. Christian I of Saxony 12. Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony 25. Sophie of Brandenburg 6. August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels 26. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia 13. Magdalene Sybille of Prussia 27. Marie Eleonore of Cleves 3. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels 28. Johann VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 14. Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 29. Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 7. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 30. Enno III of Ostfriesland 15. Anna Maria of Ostfriesland 31. Anna of Holstein-Gottorp External links
The generations indicate descent from Bernhard I, the first Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and founder of the Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg line.1st Generation Anna Sophie, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt • Princess Magdalene Sibylle • Dorothea Marie, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen • Fredericka, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst • Princess Elisabeth • Johanna, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz2nd Generation Princess Sophie • Princess Sophie • Fredericka, Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels • Princess Magdalena Sibylle • Augusta, Princess of Wales3rd Generation Princess Fredericka Louise • Princess Sophie • Augusta, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt • Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin4th Generation none5th Generation Categories:- 1670 births
- 1728 deaths
- House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
- House of Schwarzburg
- Princesses of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
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