Sophie Elisabeth of Brandenburg

Sophie Elisabeth von Brandenburg (born February 1, 1616 in Moritzburg (Halle) ; † March 16, 1650 in Altenburg Castle ) was a princess of Brandenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxony-Altenburg .

Life

Sophie Elisabeth was the only child of Margrave Christian Wilhelm von Brandenburg (1587–1665) from his first marriage to Dorothea (1596–1643), daughter of Duke Heinrich Julius von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel . The princess was born in Moritzburg Castle in Halle , where her father resided as administrator of the Magdeburg Archbishopric .

She married Duke Friedrich Wilhelm II of Saxony-Altenburg (1603–1669) in Altenburg on September 18, 1638 . The marriage, described as happy, remained childless. The Duchess contributed financially to the construction of the cemetery church in Altenburg.

Sophie Elisabeth is buried in the princely crypt of the Altenburg Brethren Church.

literature

FAW Dünnemann: Register of the Brandenburg-Prussian regents , Nauck, 1831, p. 107
Johann Sebastian midnight : Ode of mourning and consolation: which at the princely funeral of ... Sophien Elisabeten / Hertzogin zu Sachsen / Jülich / Cleve and Bergk ... of ... Friederich Wilhelmen / Hertzüge zu Sachsen ... Princely wife / höchstseligsten Andenckens ... . Princely Saxon. Officin, Altenburg 1650 ( digitized version )

Individual evidence

^ Moritz Theodor Frommelt: Sachsen-Altenburgische Landeskunde or history, geography and statistics of the Duchy of Sachsen-Altenburg: for all statuses according to documents and the best sources , Klinkhardt, 1838, p. 140
↑ History and Antiquity Research Society of the Osterland , Altenburg: Mitteilungen, Volume 1-2 , 1844, p. 64 ( digitized version )
↑ Description of the residential city of Altenburg and its surroundings: with continuous consideration of the past for foreigners and locals: with a floor plan of Altenburg and the course of the railway from Leipzig via Altenburg, Plauen to Hof , Schnuphase, 1841, p. 50 ( digitized version )

personal data
SURNAME	Sophie Elisabeth of Brandenburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Princess of Brandenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxony-Altenburg
DATE OF BIRTH	February 1, 1616
PLACE OF BIRTH	Moritzburg (Hall)
DATE OF DEATH	March 16, 1650
Place of death	Altenburg Castle

[1] Moritz Theodor Frommelt: Sachsen-Altenburgische Landeskunde or history, geography and statistics of the Duchy of Sachsen-Altenburg: for all statuses according to documents and the best sources , Klinkhardt, 1838, p. 140

[2] History and Antiquity Research Society of the Osterland , Altenburg: Mitteilungen, Volume 1-2 , 1844, p. 64 ( digitized version )

[3] Description of the residential city of Altenburg and its surroundings: with continuous consideration of the past for foreigners and locals: with a floor plan of Altenburg and the course of the railway from Leipzig via Altenburg, Plauen to Hof , Schnuphase, 1841, p. 50 ( digitized version )