Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Sophie Charlotte Albertine von Brandenburg-Bayreuth (* July 27, 1713 in Weferlingen , † March 2, 1747 in Ilmenau ) was a German noblewoman from the house of Hohenzollern and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach .
Sophie Charlotte was born the fourth of five children of Georg Friedrich Karl , Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck . In 1716 her mother was convicted of adultery and imprisoned.
On April 7, 1734, Sophie Carlotte married Ernst August I, Duke of Saxony-Weimar, as his second wife in Bayreuth . They had four children together:
- Charles Augustus Eugen, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar (January 1, 1735 in Weimar - September 13, 1736 in Weimar)
- Ernst Augustus II. Constantine, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (June 2, 1737 in Weimar - May 28, 1758 in Weimar)
- Ernestine Auguste Sophie (January 4, 1740 in Weimar - June 10, 1786 in Hildburghausen), married Ernst Frederick III Karl, Duke of Saxony-Hildburghausen , on July 1, 1758
- Ernest Adolph Felix
On July 26, 1741, after her husband inherited the land, she also became Duchess of Saxony-Eisenach .
Sophie Charlotte died in Ilmenau and was buried there.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hohenzollern 3. Retrieved on February 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Portrait in Eisenach Castle
- ↑ http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/hohenzollern/brandenburgbayreuth.htm
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SURNAME | Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Sophie Charlotte from |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Sophie Charlotte Albertine von (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German nobles |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1713 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Weferlingen |
DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 1747 |
Place of death | Ilmenau |