Sophie Luise of Württemberg
Sophie Luise von Württemberg (born February 19, 1642 in Stuttgart , † October 3, 1702 in Bayreuth ) was a Württemberg princess and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth .
Life
Sophie Luise was born in 1642 as the daughter of Duke Eberhard III. von Württemberg and his wife Anna von Salm-Kyrburg . She had 13 siblings and 11 half-siblings, who came from her father's second marriage to Maria Dorothea Sophie von Oettingen .
On February 8, 1671, Sophie Luise married Margrave Christian Ernst von Brandenburg-Bayreuth in Stuttgart , whose first wife Erdmuthe Sophie von Sachsen had died childless eight months earlier. At 29, the bride was comparatively old. The marriage had six children.
Sophie Luise and Christian Ernst had a good relationship, she accompanied him on trips and always stayed in close correspondence, even when he was in the camp with the imperial army. The old castle in Bayreuth was refurbished for her sake, and around 1700 two new wings were added.
Sophie Luise died on October 3, 1702 at the age of 60 in Bayreuth and was buried in the Bayreuth city church.
Marriage and offspring
Her marriage to Christian Ernst von Brandenburg-Bayreuth had six children:
- Christiane Eberhardine (1671–1727) ∞ August II of Poland and Saxony
- Eleonore Magdalene (1673–1711) ∞ Hermann Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Hechingen
- Claudia Eleonore Sophie (1675–1676)
- Charlotte Emilie (1677–1678)
- Georg Wilhelm (1678–1726), Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth ∞ Sophia of Saxony-Weissenfels
- Karl Ludwig (1679–1680)
Individual evidence
- ^ Sophie Luise of Württemberg. In: Genee. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Leaflet The Bayreuth Margraves (1603–1763). Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
- ^ Markgrafenkirchen Bayreuth City Church. In: Margrave culture. Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Württemberg, Sophie Luise von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Württemberg and by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1642 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 3, 1702 |
| Place of death | Bayreuth |