Friederike Auguste Sophie of Anhalt-Bernburg
Friederike Auguste Sophie, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst , born Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg (born August 28, 1744 in Bernburg , † April 12, 1827 in Coswig ) was a German princess and sister-in-law of Tsarina Catherine II of Russia (1729–1796 ). She administered the Jever inheritance from April 1793 to October 1806 .
Life
Friederike Auguste Sophie is the third daughter of Viktor Friedrich von Anhalt-Bernburg (1700–1765) and Albertine von Brandenburg-Schwedt (1712–1750). On May 22, 1764, she married her relative Friedrich August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1734–1793), brother of the Russian Tsarina, at Ballenstedt Castle in the Harz Mountains . Because of a political rift with Prussia, the Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst had not been able to reside in his territory since 1758.
After staying in various health resorts, the royal couple arrived in Basel in February 1765 . Here they lived in the Mitzsche house on Petersgraben and, as a summer residence, the Weiherschloss Groß-Gundeldingen . The princess kept in close contact with contemporary Basel personalities such as Isaak Iselin (1728–1782) and Peter Ochs (1752–1821). The latter dedicated the first volume of his “History of the City and Landscape of Basel” (1786) to her.
While her husband left the city on the Rhine in 1780 due to disputes with the magistrate for Luxembourg , the Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst did not leave until August 1791 after 26 years of exile. In Jever she learned of her husband's death in March 1793 and a few weeks later of the state administration that had been entrusted to her . She performed this post with prudence and zeal for reform until the Jeverland was occupied by Napoleonic troops in October 1806.
After her abdication, Friederike retired to Coswig Castle , where she spent the remaining years with her sister Christine von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1746–1823). She died childless on April 12, 1827.
literature
- Karl Fissen: The old Jever. Jever 1981.
- Ders .: 1000 years of Jever, 400 years of the city. Part 2. Jever 1936.
- Hans A. Jenny: Basel anecdotes. Basel 1990.
- Eugen A. Meier: Joy and Sorrow. 2nd volume, Basel 1983.
- Johann Heinrich Schmidt: Funeral speech at the coffin of the once most noble widow. Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst, b. Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg. Wittenberg 1827.
- Ernst Werner: History of the city of Coswig / Anhalt. Coswig 1929.
- Kriemhild Ysker: The life of Princess Friederike Auguste Sophie von Anhalt-Zerbst, born Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg (1744-1827). In: The history calendar for 1996 (159/1995), pp. 52–69.
Web links
- Sources on the marriage of Friederike Auguste Sophie von Anhalt-Bernburg in the State Archives Saxony-Anhalt, Dessau department
- Tradition on asset and estate management by Friederike Auguste Sophie, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst, in the Saxony-Anhalt State Archives, Dessau Department
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Friederike Auguste Sophie of Anhalt-Bernburg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Friederike Auguste Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg, by marriage Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 28, 1744 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bernburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1827 |
| Place of death | Coswig |