Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Charlotte Sophie von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld (born September 24, 1731 in Coburg , † August 2, 1810 in Schwerin ) was a princess of Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld and hereditary princess of Mecklenburg by marriage.
Life
Charlotte Sophie was the eldest daughter of Duke Franz Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1697–1764) from his marriage to Anna Sophia (1700–1780), daughter of Prince Ludwig Friedrich I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt .
She married on May 13, 1755 in Schwerin, Hereditary Prince Ludwig of Mecklenburg (1725–1778). On the trip to her wedding, she was accompanied by her brother Friedrich Josias . The marriage was described as happy and Charlotte Sophie was treated with respect even as a widow. Together with her husband, Charlotte Sophie was considered a patron and patron of the arts. She is buried in the Schwerin Shelf Church.
progeny
From their marriage, Charlotte Sophie had two children:
- Friedrich Franz I (1756–1837), Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- ⚭ 1775 Princess Luise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1756–1808)
- Sophie Friederike (1758–1794)
- ⚭ 1774 Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark (1753–1805)
literature
- Erika Bestereiner: The women from the House of Coburg: From the Franconian Duchy to the thrones of Europe , Piper, 2008
- Friedrich Maximilian Oertel: Genealogical tables on the national history of the nineteenth century , FA Brockhaus, 1857, p. 58
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ August von Witzleben: Prince Friedrich Josias of Coburg-Saalfeld, Duke of Saxony , publisher of the Royal Secret Ober-Hofbuchdr. Decker, 1859, p. 7
- ↑ August von Witzleben: Prince Friedrich Josias of Coburg-Saalfeld, Duke of Saxony , publisher of the Royal Secret Ober-Hofbuchdr. Decker, 1859, p. 70
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| SURNAME | Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hereditary Princess of Mecklenburg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1731 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 2, 1810 |
| Place of death | Schwerin |