Charlotte Marie of Saxony-Jena

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Charlotte Marie of Saxony-Jena 1689

Princess Charlotte Marie of Saxony-Jena (* December 20, 1669 in Jena , † January 6, 1703 in Tonna ) was a princess of Saxony-Jena and by marriage Duchess of Saxony-Weimar .

Life

Charlotte Marie was the only daughter of Duke Bernhard von Sachsen-Jena (1638–1678) from his marriage to Marie Charlotte (1630–1682), daughter of Henri de La Trémoille, duc de Thouars . After her brother Johann Wilhelm died of the leaves at the age of 15 in 1690 , Charlotte Marie was the only remaining member of the House of Saxony-Jena.

She married Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar (1662–1728) in Eisenach on November 2, 1683 . The dowry was small for the time, and she had to forego her father's inheritance on the occasion of her marriage.

Charlotte Marie was described as extremely beautiful and well brought up, but also superficial and reckless. The marriage with Wilhelm Ernst remained childless and was characterized by frequent arguments between the couple. When the Duchess went on a trip without her husband's permission, he had her searched for, arrested and finally arrested in Weimar. The marriage ended in divorce in 1690.

At first, Charlotte Marie lived with her brother in Jena, but had to leave the castle there after his brother's death. Destitute and indebted, she wandered around until she finally took in Duke Friedrich I of Saxe-Gotha and provided for her. The dispute with her husband over the Porstendorf estate came before Emperor Leopold and was settled in favor of Marie Charlotte. The sold it in 1694 to Eisenach's secret council and court marshal Georg Ludwig von Wurmb (1643–1721) for 32,000 Mfl. and was able to pay off their debts. She lived on a pension from the Gothaer Hof and was involved in further lawsuits with the Weimar house when she died at the age of 34.

Charlotte Marie was buried in the city ​​church in Weimar .

literature

  • Johann Samuel Publication: General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts , 2nd Section, Leipzig 1838, p. 221 ( digitized version )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FC Zenker: Historisch-topographisches Taschenbuch von Jena and its surroundings , Jena, Friedrich Frommann-Verlag, 1836

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personal data
SURNAME Charlotte Marie of Saxony-Jena
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Duchess of Saxe-Weimar
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1669
PLACE OF BIRTH Jena
DATE OF DEATH January 6, 1703
Place of death Count donna