Anna Elisabeth of Anhalt-Bernburg
Anna Elisabeth von Anhalt-Bernburg (born March 19, 1647 in Bernburg ; † September 3, 1680 in Bernstadt ) was a princess of Anhalt-Bernburg and by marriage Duchess of Württemberg-Bernstadt .
Life
Anna Elisabeth was a daughter of Prince Christian II of Anhalt-Bernburg (1599–1656) from his marriage to Eleonore Sophie (1603–1675), daughter of Duke Johann of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg .
She married on March 13, 1672 in Bernstadt Duke Christian Ulrich I of Württemberg-Bernstadt (1652-1704). The duchess was learned and musically gifted, was considered a talented singer, mastered several languages as well as numerous instruments. She had considerable influence on her husband and also advised him on state affairs.
Anna Elisabeth died as a result of the birth of her last child.
progeny
From their marriage, Anna Elisabeth had the following children:
- Luise Elisabeth (1673–1736)
- ⚭ 1688 Duke Philip of Saxony-Merseburg (1657–1690)
- Christian Ulrich (* / † 1674)
- Leopold Viktor (1675–1676)
- Friederike Christine (* / † 1676)
- Sophie Angelika (1677–1700)
- ⚭ 1699 Duke Friedrich Heinrich of Saxony-Zeitz (1668–1713)
- Eleonore Amone (1678–1679)
- Theodosia (* / † 1680)
literature
- Georg Christian Lehms: Germany's gallant poets with their ingenious and nice samples ... , Frankfurt am Main 1715.
- Gerhard Raff : Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 3: The House of Württemberg from Duke Wilhelm Ludwig to Duke Friedrich Carl. Hohenheim, Stuttgart / Leipzig 2002, ISBN 3-89850-084-5 / ISBN 978-3-943066-11-1 , pp. 696-715.
- Harald Schukraft : Anna Elisabeth. In: Sönke Lorenz , Dieter Mertens , Volker Press (eds.): Das Haus Württemberg. A biographical lexicon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4 , p. 209.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Linda Maria Koldau : Frauen-Musik-Kultur: a handbook on the German language area of the early modern period , p. 1007, Böhlau-Verlag, 2005
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anna Elisabeth of Anhalt-Bernburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duchess of Württemberg-Bernstadt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1647 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bernburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 1680 |
| Place of death | Bernstadt |