Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Sophie Charlotte Albertine; 27 July 1713 – 2 March 1747), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Hohenzollern and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach.
| Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | |||||
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| Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar | |||||
| Tenure | 1734–1747 | ||||
| Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach | |||||
| Tenure | 1741–1747 | ||||
| Born | 27 July 1713 Weferlingen | ||||
| Died | 2 March 1747 (aged 33) Ilmenau | ||||
| Spouse | Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | ||||
| Issue | Karl August Eugen, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Eleonore Christiane Princess Johanna Auguste Ernestine, Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen Prince Ernst Adolf | ||||
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| House | House of Hohenzollern | ||||
| Father | George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | ||||
| Mother | Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | ||||
Born in Weferlingen, she was the fourth of five children born from the marriage of George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.[1][better source needed] In 1716 her mother was convicted of adultery and imprisoned; she probably never saw her again.
Life
In Bayreuth on 7 April 1734, Sophie Charlotte married Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar as his second wife. They had four children:
- Charles Augustus Eugen, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar (Weimar, 1 January 1735 – Weimar, 13 September 1736).
- Ernest Augustus II Konstantin, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Weimar, 2 June 1737 – Weimar, 28 May 1758).
- Ernestine Auguste Sophie (Weimar, 4 January 1740 – Hildburghausen, 10 June 1786), married on 1 July 1758 to Ernst Frederick III Karl, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
- Ernest Adolph Felix (born and died Weimar, 23 January 1741 / b. Weimar, 1742 – d. Weimar, 1743) [?].
On 26 July 1741 she also became in the Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach after her husband inherited that land.
Sophie Charlotte died in Ilmenau aged 33. She was buried there.[2]
References
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Hohenzollern". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 1 October 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ Brandenburg-Bayreuth line in: Royaltyguide.nl 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 1 October 2014].