Augusta Dorothea of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Augusta Dorothea of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Anonymous portrait, 18th century
Princess consort of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
Tenure	3 September 1697 - 20 July 1716
Born	(1666-12-16)16 December 1666 Wolfenbüttel
Died	11 July 1751(1751-07-11) (aged 84) Augustenburg Castle in Arnstadt
Spouse	Anton Günther II, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen-Arnstadt
House	Guelph
Father	Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Mother	Elisabeth Juliane of Holstein-Norburg

Augusta Dorothea of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (16 December 1666 in Wolfenbüttel – 11 July 1751 at Augustenburg Castle in Arnstadt) was a daughter of the Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and his wife Juliane of Holstein-Norburg.

Life

Auguste Dorothea married on 7 August 1684 in Wolfenbüttel to Count Anton Günther II of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. He was elevated to Imperial Prince in 1697. The couple resided in Arnstadt; the marriage remained childless.

Auguste Dorothea survived her husband by 35 years. She spent her long widowhood at Augustenburg Castle in Arnstadt, building her famous dolls collection Mon Plaisir. These dolls were never intended as toys; they represent society in the style of a baroque Cabinet of curiosities. Augustenburg castle no longer exists; her doll collection has been moved to the New Palace in Arnstadt.

References

• Apfelstedt, Börner, and Donhof: Heimathskunde für die Bewohner des Fürstenthums Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, part 3: Geschichte des Fürstlich-Schwarzburgischen Hauses, 1856, reprinted May 1998
• Friedrich Apfelstedt: Das Haus Kevernburg-Schwarzburg von seinem Ursprunge bis auf unsere Zeit, Arnstadt, 1890, ISBN   3-910132-29-4
• Matthias Klein and Carola Müller Die Puppenstadt im Schlossmuseum zu Arnstadt, German text with English summary, 3rd ed., Königstein im Taunus, 1999, ISBN   3-7845-1172-4

External links

• Virtual tour through the Mon Plaisir city of dolls