Elisabeth of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1593–1650)

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Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxony-Altenburg

Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (born June 23, 1593 in Wolfenbüttel , † March 25, 1650 in Altenburg ) was a princess of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel and by marriage Duchess of Saxony-Altenburg .

Life

Elisabeth was a daughter of Duke Heinrich Julius von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1564–1613) from his second marriage to Elisabeth (1573–1626), eldest daughter of King Friedrich II of Denmark .

Elisabeth married his first wife on January 1, 1612 Dresden Duke Augustus of Saxony (1589-1615), the administrator of the Diocese of Naumburg, the only 26-year-old died suddenly after three years of marriage.

Elisabeth's second husband became Duke Johann Philipp von Sachsen-Altenburg (1597–1639) in Altenburg on October 25, 1618 .

Elisabeth was buried in the Altenburger Brüderkirche, to whom she had donated a trophy. The motto of the Duchess, who was married to both an Albertine and an Ernestine , was: All my pleasure is in God . There is an oval gold ducat piece from Elisabeth, the obverse of which shows her bust and a crowned E on the lapel. Elisabeth was a member of the Tugendliche Gesellschaft under the name Die Fromme .

progeny

From her second marriage, Elisabeth had a daughter:

⚭ 1636 Duke Ernst I of Saxe-Gotha (1601–1675)

literature

  • New journal for the history of the Germanic peoples. Volume 1, issues 1–4, Anton, 1832, p. 88 digitized
  • Ute Essegern: Princesses at the Electoral Saxon court. Leipziger Universitätsverlag, 2007, p. 128
  • Moritz Theodor Frommelt: Saxony-Altenburg regional studies or history. Klinkhardt, 1838, p. 129

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ CE von Malortie: Contributions to the history of the Braunschweig-Lüneburg house and court , Volume 2, Han'sche Hofbuchhandlung, 1864, p. 154
  2. ^ Theodor O. Weigel, Gustav Eduard Köhler: Album of autographs for the bicentenary commemoration on October 24, 1848 of the Westphalian peace treaty on October 24, 1648 , TO Weigel, 1849, p. 9
  3. ↑ Max Lbe: Walsprüche: Devisen und Sinnsprüche , BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2009, p. 210
  4. ↑ Erika Alma Metzger, Richard E. Schade: Linguistic Societies , galante Poetinnen , Rodopi, 1989, p. 617
personal data
SURNAME Elisabeth of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Elisabeth of Saxony-Altenburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Princess of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, by marriage Duchess of Saxony-Altenburg
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1593
PLACE OF BIRTH Wolfenbüttel
DATE OF DEATH March 25, 1650
Place of death Altenburg