Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau
Elisabeth Albertine (also Albertina ) of Anhalt-Dessau (born May 1, 1665 in Cölln an der Spree ; † October 5, 1706 in Dessau ) was Princess of Anhalt-Dessau from the house of the Askanians and as Elisabeth IV. Abbess of Herford Monastery and later by marrying the Duchess of Sachsen-Weißenfels -Barby.
family
Elisabeth Albertine was the fourth daughter of Prince Johann Georg II of Anhalt-Dessau from his marriage to Henriette Catharina von Oranien-Nassau , daughter of Prince Friedrich Heinrich of Orange , the governor of the United Netherlands.
Life
At the instigation of her father, Elisabeth Albertine was elected imperial abbess of Herford Abbey at the instigation of her father , which meant that he would have his daughter cared for and at the same time secure influence on Herford's share in the curate vote of the Rhenish prelate college. In order to be able to marry Duke Heinrich von Sachsen-Barby, she resigned as abbess as early as 1686, although she also influenced numerous Herford artists and merchants to move to Barby.
Death and burial
She died on October 5, 1706 at the age of 41 in Dessau and was buried in the new family crypt at Barby Castle .
Marriage and offspring
Her only marriage was on March 30, 1686 in Dessau with Heinrich, Duke of Saxony-Weissenfels-Barby , son of August, Duke of Saxony-Weissenfels from his marriage to Anna Maria von Mecklenburg-Schwerin .
She bore him the following children:
- Johann August (born July 28, 1687 in Dessau, † January 22, 1688 in Dessau), Hereditary Prince of Saxony-Weissenfels-Barby
- Johann August (born July 24, 1689 in Dessau, † October 21, 1689 in Dessau), Hereditary Prince of Saxony-Weißenfels-Barby
- stillborn nameless male twins (* / † 1690 in Dessau)
- Friedrich Heinrich (born July 2, 1692 in Dessau, † November 21, 1711 in The Hague), Hereditary Prince of Saxony-Weissenfels-Barby
- Georg Albrecht (1695–1739), 2nd Duke of Saxony-Weißenfels-Barby ∞ Auguste Luise von Württemberg-Oels
- Henriette Marie (born March 1, 1697 in Dessau, † August 10, 1719 in Weißenfels), Princess of Saxony-Weißenfels-Barby
- stillborn, nameless daughter (* / † October 5, 1706 in Dessau), Princess of Saxony-Weissenfels-Barby
Web links
- Elisabeth Albertine Princess of Anhalt-Dessau on thepeerage.com , accessed on September 18, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth of the Palatinate |
Abbess of Herford 1680 - 1686 |
Elisabeth of Hessen-Kassel |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Elisabeth Albertina of Anhalt-Dessau; Elizabeth IV of Herford |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Anhalt-Dessau, Abbess of Herford and Duchess of Saxony-Weissenfels-Barby |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1665 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cölln on the Spree |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 5, 1706 |
| Place of death | Dessau |