Anna Sophia von Anhalt
Anna Sophia von Anhalt (born June 15, 1584 in Dessau , † June 9, 1652 in Oberkranichfeld ) was a daughter of Prince Joachim Ernst von Anhalt and his second wife Eleanor of Württemberg.
Life
Anna Sophia married on 13. June 1613 in Rudolstadt Count Karl Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt . The marriage remained childless.
Anna Sophia was considered one of the most educated women of her time. She was the sister of Prince Ludwig I of Anhalt-Koethen , one of the founders of the Fruitful Society . After the death of her husband in 1630, she moved the residence to Kranichfeld and founded a virtuous society there in 1619, which is only accessible to women . As a sponsor of the school and church system, she granted asylum and support to the pedagogue Wolfgang Ratke in Kranichfeld .
literature
- HF Apfelstedt : The House of Kevernburg-Schwarzburg from its origins to our time , 1996 ISBN 3-9101-3229-4
- Bernhard Anemüller : Anna Sophie (Countess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 471.
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| SURNAME | Anna Sophia von Anhalt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anna Sophia von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Countess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1584 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dessau |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1652 |
| Place of death | Crane field |