Sophie Marie of Hessen-Darmstadt
Sophie Marie von Hessen-Darmstadt (* May 7, 1661 in Darmstadt ; † August 22, 1712 in Gotha ) was after her marriage to Duke Christian Duchess of Saxe-Eisenberg .
Life
Sophie Marie was a daughter of Landgrave Ludwig VI. von Hessen-Darmstadt (1630–1678) from his marriage to Maria Elisabeth (1634–1665), daughter of Duke Friedrich III. from Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf .
On February 9, 1681, she married Duke Christian von Sachsen-Eisenberg in Darmstadt , who at that time was already a widower and father of a daughter. In the previous year he had become the first Duke of Saxony-Eisenberg through a division of the country with his brothers. The marriage remained childless and Christian died without leaving an heir. A long-term inheritance dispute broke out among his remaining brothers and their descendants around Sachsen-Eisenberg.
The Duchess has been described as a very hardworking housewife with a particular fondness for spinning. Disguised as a simple woman, she took care of the supply of wool and yarn from local clothing makers.
ancestors
| Ludwig V Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1577–1626) | |||||||||||||
| Georg II Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605–1661) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena of Brandenburg (1582–1616) | |||||||||||||
| Louis VI. Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1630–1678) | |||||||||||||
| Johann Georg I Elector of Saxony (1585–1656) | |||||||||||||
| Sophie Eleonore of Saxony (1609–1671) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659) | |||||||||||||
| Sophie Marie of Hessen-Darmstadt | |||||||||||||
| Johann Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1575–1616) | |||||||||||||
| Friedrich III. of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1597–1659) | |||||||||||||
| Augusta of Denmark (1580-1639) | |||||||||||||
| Marie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1634–1665) | |||||||||||||
| Johann Georg I Elector of Saxony (1585–1656) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Elisabeth of Saxony (1610–1684) | |||||||||||||
| Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659) | |||||||||||||
Note: Due to inter-family marriages, Johann Georg I of Saxony and his wife Magdalena Sibylle are two-time great-grandparents of Sophie Marie von Hessen-Darmstadt.
literature
- Johann Georg Theodor Grasse: The legends of the Kingdom of Saxony. Volume 2 , Dresden 1874, pp. 323-325
Web links
- Saxony-Eisenberg, Sophia Maria Duchess of. Hessian biography. (As of February 5, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sophie Marie of Hessen-Darmstadt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sophia Maria of Hessen-Darmstadt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duchess of Saxony-Eisenberg |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1661 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1712 |
| Place of death | Gotha |