Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

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Sophie Charlotte Albertine Duchess of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach born Princess of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1713-1747) .jpg

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:

  1. Charles Augustus Eugen, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar (January 1, 1735 in Weimar - September 13, 1736 in Weimar)
  2. Ernst Augustus II. Constantine, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (June 2, 1737 in Weimar - May 28, 1758 in Weimar)
  3. 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
  4. 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

  1. ↑ Hohenzollern 3. Retrieved on February 23, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Portrait in Eisenach Castle
  3. ↑ http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/hohenzollern/brandenburgbayreuth.htm
personal data
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