Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (9 September 1700 – 11 December 1780)^[1] was a Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

Princess Anna Sophie
Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Tenure	4 September 1745 – 16 September 1764
Born	(1700-09-09)9 September 1700 Rudolstadt
Died	11 December 1780(1780-12-11) (aged 80) Römhild
Spouse	Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Issue	Ernest Frederick Prince Johann Wilhelm Princess Anna Sophie Prince Christian Franz Charlotte Sophie, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess Fredericka Magdalene Princess Fredericka Caroline Prince Josias
House	Schwarzburg
Father	Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Mother	Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

She was the daughter of Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (15 October 1667 – 24 June 1718) and Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1670–1728).

Family

On 2 January 1723 in Rudolstadt, she married Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. They had the following children:

• Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Saalfeld, 8 March 1724 – Coburg, 8 September 1800); great-grandfather of King Leopold II of Belgium, Empress Charlotte of Mexico, Queen Victoria, and Prince Albert.
• Prince Johann Wilhelm of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 11 May 1726 – Hohenfriedberg, 4 June 1745); killed in battle.
• Princess Anna Sophia of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 3 September 1727 – Coburg, 10 November 1728)
• Prince Christian Franz of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 25 January 1730 – Coburg, 18 September 1797)
• Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 24 September 1731 – Schwerin, 2 August 1810); married on 13 May 1755 Duke Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
• Princess Friederike Magdalene of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 21 August 1733 – Coburg, 29 March 1734)
• Princess Friederike Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 24 June 1735 – Schloß Schwaningen, 18 February 1791), married on 22 November 1754 Karl Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
• Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, 26 December 1737 – Coburg, 26 February 1815)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

8. Louis Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 4. Albert Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 9. Emilie of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst 2. Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 10. Albert Frederick of Barby-Mühlingen 5. Emilie Juliana of Barby-Mühlingen 11. Sophie Ursula of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst 1. Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 12. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha 6. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 13. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg 3. Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 14. August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels 7. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels 15. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

References

1. "Princess Anna Sophie, of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt b. 9 Sep 1700 Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany d. 11 Dec 1780 Römhild, Thuringia, Germany: Shetland Family History". www.bayanne.info. Retrieved 2023-10-17.

Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt House of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Cadet branch of the House of Schwarzburg Born: 9 September 1700 Died: 11 December 1780
German royalty
Title created	Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 4 September 1745 – 16 September 1764	Succeeded by Sophia Antonia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel