Elisabeth of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1593–1650)
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:
- Elisabeth Sophia (1619–1680)
- ⚭ 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
- Works by and about Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel in the German Digital Library
- http://www.portrait-hille.de/kap07/bild.asp?catnr1=83302&seqnr=3715
- Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel on thepeerage.com , accessed on August 20, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ^ CE von Malortie: Contributions to the history of the Braunschweig-Lüneburg house and court , Volume 2, Han'sche Hofbuchhandlung, 1864, p. 154
- ^ 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
- ↑ Max Lbe: Walsprüche: Devisen und Sinnsprüche , BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2009, p. 210
- ↑ Erika Alma Metzger, Richard E. Schade: Linguistic Societies , galante Poetinnen , Rodopi, 1989, p. 617
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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 |