Elisabeth Charlotte of Anhalt-Harzgerode
Elisabeth Charlotte von Anhalt-Harzgerode (born February 11, 1647 in Harzgerode , † January 20, 1723 in Østerholm Castle on Alsen ) was first Princess of Anhalt-Köthen and then Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg by marriage .
Life
She was the daughter of Prince Friedrich von Anhalt-Harzgerode and his first wife Johanna Elisabeth von Nassau-Hadamar . She was initially married to Wilhelm Ludwig von Anhalt-Köthen from 1663 , became a widow in 1665 and married August von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön in 1666 .
In her second marriage, she had the following children:
- Joachim Friedrich (1668–1722)
- ⚭ Magdalene Juliana, Countess Palatine von Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
- ⚭ Juliana Luise, Princess of East Friesland (1698–1721)
- Auguste Elisabeth (1669–1709), nun in Herford
- Charlotte Sophie (1672-1720)
- Christian Karl (* August 20, 1674; † May 23, 1706) ⚭ Dorothea Christina von Aichelberg (1674–1762), from 1702 wife of Karlstein , 1722 Princess of Denmark
- Dorothea Johanna (* December 24, 1676; † November 29, 1727) ⚭ Prince Wilhelm von Nassau-Dillenburg (1670–1724)
After the death of her second husband, she lived at the widow's residence at Østerholm Castle on Alsen . In the dispute over the legality of Christian Karl's marriage and his son's ability to succession, she was one of the supporters of her daughter-in-law and former lady-in-waiting Dorothea Christina.
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| SURNAME | Elisabeth Charlotte of Anhalt-Harzgerode |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Anhalt-Harzgerode, by marriage Princess of Anhalt-Koethen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1647 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harzgerode |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 1723 |
| Place of death | Østerholm Castle on Als |