Dorothea Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg

Dorothea Sophie von Sachsen-Altenburg, Princess Abbess of Quedlinburg

Dorothea Sophie von Sachsen-Altenburg (born December 19, 1587 in Weimar ; † February 10, 1645 ibid) was the abbess of the Quedlinburg monastery, which was directly imperial and free-worldly .

Life

Dorothea Sophie was a daughter of Duke Friedrich Wilhelm I of Saxe-Weimar (1562-1602) from his first marriage to Duchess Sophie of Württemberg (1563-1590).

She received the homage as Abbess of Quedlinburg on April 21, 1618. Three weeks earlier, she had been confirmed in office by Emperor Matthias . During her term of office, the Thirty Years' War fell , which hit Quedlinburg Abbey and city extremely hard.

In contrast to her predecessors, Dorothea Sophie increasingly confronted the Magistrate of Quedlinburg and the patron saint Johann Georg I of Saxony . In 1627 the abbess had issued church and police regulations that were not fully implemented due to the protector's objections. A year later Dorothea Sophie made her younger sister Dorothea (1601–1675) coadjutor , but she married in 1633 Duke Albrecht von Sachsen-Eisenach . In 1639, for the 100th anniversary of the Reformation in Quedlinburg, she set up a foundation so that this festival could be celebrated annually. The University of Jena , they also made a donation of 4,000 guilders.

In their possession was the book of the Saxon court preacher Abraham Langen, “Christian teachings for children. In it the Holy Catechism D. Martini Lutheri explained from the Holy Scriptures ” . The abbess's personal notes are about as extensive as the actual original text. The handwriting is illegible, it is believed that she made notes for her sermons.

literature

H. Lorenz: History of the Abbey and City of Quedlinburg Quedlinburg 1922

Web links

Commons : Dorothea Sophie von Sachsen-Altenburg - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Clemens Bley: Keyserlich - frey - weltlich , Mitteldeutscher Verlag Halle, 2009, p. 58
↑ www.morgenpost.de

predecessor	Office	Successor
Dorothea of Saxony	Abbess of Quedlinburg 1617–1645	Anna Sophia of Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

personal data
SURNAME	Dorothea Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dorothea Sophia of Saxe-Altenburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Abbess of the Quedlinburg Abbey
DATE OF BIRTH	December 19, 1587
PLACE OF BIRTH	Weimar
DATE OF DEATH	February 10, 1645
Place of death	Weimar

[1] Clemens Bley: Keyserlich - frey - weltlich , Mitteldeutscher Verlag Halle, 2009, p. 58

[2] www.morgenpost.de