Emilie of Oldenburg
Emilie Antonia von Oldenburg-Delmenhorst (born June 15, 1614 in Delmenhorst , † December 4, 1670 in Leutenberg ) was regent of the county of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt from 1646 to 1662 . In 1638 she married Count Ludwig Günther I von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt from the Schwarzburg family .
Life
Emilie was a daughter of Count Anton II of Oldenburg and his wife Sibylle Elisabeth, née von Braunschweig-Dannenberg.
She married Count Ludwig Günther I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt on February 4, 1638. When her husband died in 1646, at the age of 32, she took over the government of the county as custodian of her son Albert Anton until 1662. The countess had her children brought up in the forms of religiosity shaped by the virtuous society . To this end, she appointed the writer Ahasverus Fritsch as court master, who eventually rose to become chancellor under the reign of her son.
From 1663 she lived at Koenitz Castle . Countess Emilie died on December 4, 1670 in the Friedensburg in Leutenberg.
progeny
The following children emerged from his marriage to Ludwig Günther I von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt:
- Sophie Juliane (1639–1672)
- Ludmilla Elisabeth (1640–1672)
- Albert Anton (1641–1710), Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- Christiane Magdalene (1642–1672)
- Maria Susanna (1646–1688)
literature
- Heinrich Friedrich Theodor Apfelstedt : The House of Kevernburg-Schwarzburg from its origins to our time: depicted in the family tables of its main and secondary lines and with biographical notes on the most important members of the same , Bertram, Sondershausen 1890, ISBN 3-910132-29-4
- Horst Fleischer, Hans Herz, Lutz Unbehaun, Frank Esche: The Counts of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Albrecht VII to Albert Anton. Thuringian State Museum Heidecksburg, Rudolstadt 2000, ISBN 3910013406 .
- Heinrich Schöppl: The regents of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt , Rudolstadt 1915
See also
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Ludwig Günther I. (Count) |
Regent of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 1646–1662 |
Albert Anton (Count) |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oldenburg, Emilie von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Emilia Antonia von (married name); Oldenburg, Emilia Antonia von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Regent of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1614 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Delmenhorst |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th December 1670 |
| Place of death | People Mountain |