This is a list of the Duchesses, Electresses and Queens of Saxony; the consorts of the Duke of Saxony and its successor states; including the Electorate of Saxony, the Kingdom of Saxony, the House of Ascania, Albertine, and the Ernestine Saxony.
Liudolfing Dynasty | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Oda | Billung, princep | 805 | before 830 | 845 | 866 husband's death | 17 May 913 | Liudolf | |
Hedwiga | Henry of Franconia (Babenberg) | 850/55 | 869/70 | 2 February 880 husband's accession | 24 December 903 | Otto I | ||
Matilda | Dietrich, Count of Westphalia (Immedinger) | 895 | 909 | 30 November 912 husband's accession | 2 July 936 husband's death | 14 March 968 | Henry I | |
Eadgyth | Edward the Elder (Wessex) | 910 | September 929 | 2 July 936 husband's accession | 26 January 946 | Otto II | ||
Adelaide of Italy and Burgundy | Rudolph II of Burgundy (Elder Welf) | 931 | October/November 951 | 961 the Liudolfings replaced by the Billungs | 16 December 999 | |||
Billung Dynasty | ||||||||
Oda | - | - | - | - | - | 15 March in an unknown year | Hermann | |
Hildesuith of Westerbourg | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Hildegarde of Stade | Henry I, Count of Stade | 974/7 | 990 | 9 February 1011 husband's death | 3 October 1011 | Bernard I | ||
Eilika of Schweinfurt | Henry of Schweinfurt | 1000 | 1020 | 10 December 1055/1056 | Bernard II | |||
Wulfhild of Norway | Olaf II of Norway (Fairhair) | - | November 1042 | 29 June 1059 husband's accession | 24 May 1071 | Ordulf | ||
Gertrude of Haldensleben | Conrad, Count of Haldensleben | - | 1071, after May | 28 March 1072 husband's death | 21 February 1116 | |||
Sophia of Hungary | Béla I of Hungary (Árpád) | 1045/50 | after 6 March 1070 | 28 March 1072 husband's accession | 18 June 1095 | Magnus | ||
Süpplingenburg Dynasty | ||||||||
Richenza of Northeim | Henry, Margrave of Frisia (Northeim) | 1087/89 | 1100 | 23 August 1106 husband's accession | 4 December 1137 husband's death | 10 June 1141 | Lothair | |
Welf Dynasty (1) | ||||||||
Gertrude of Süpplingenburg | Lothair (Süpplingenburg) | 18 April 1115 | 29 May 1127 | 4 December 1137 husband's accession | 20 October 1139 husband's death | 18 April 1143 | Henry II | |
Ascanian Dynasty (1) | ||||||||
Sophie of Winzenburg | Herman I, Count of Winzenburg | - | 1124, after 7 December | 20 October 1139 husband's accession | 1142 husband renounces claims | 25 March 1160 | Albert I | |
Welf Dynasty (2) | ||||||||
Clementia of Zähringen | Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen (Zähringen) | - | 1147 | 23 November 1162 divorce | 1167 | Henry III | ||
Matilda of England | Henry II of England (Plantagenet) | June 1156 | 1 February 1168 | 1180 husband lost duchy | 13 July 1189 | |||
Ascanian Dynasty (2) | ||||||||
Judith of Poland | Mieszko III the Old (Piast) | before 1154 | 1173 | 1180 husband gained duchy | after 12 December 1201 | Bernard III | ||
Agnes of Austria | Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (Babenberg) | 19 February 1205 | 1222 | 29 August 1226 | Albert I | |||
Agnes of Thuringia | Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia (Ludowinger) | 1205 | 1238 | 1246 | ||||
Helene of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) | 18 March 1223 | 1247 | 7 October 1260 husband's death | 6 September 1273 | |||
Saxony split into the duchies of Saxe-Wittenberg and Saxe-Lauenburg who both claimed and used the titles of Dukes of Saxony, Westphalia and Angria. | ||||||||
Ascanian Dynasty (3) – Saxe-Lauenburg line | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Ingeborg Birgersdotter of Bjelbo | Birger Jarl (Bjelbo) | 1253 | 1270 | 1282 husband resigned | 30 June 1302 | John I | ||
Agnes of Habsburg | Rudolph I of Germany (Habsburg) | 1257 | October 1273 | 1282 husband turned from co-ruling duke into regent for his minor nephews [1] | 11 October 1322 | Albert II | ||
In 1305 Saxe-Lauenburg split into the duchies of Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln (1305–1401) and Saxe-Ratzeburg-Lauenburg (1305–1689) who both used the titles of Dukes of Saxony, Westphalia and Angria. | ||||||||
Ascanian Dynasty (4) – Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln line | ||||||||
Elisabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg | Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (Schaumburg) | 1300 | 1315 | 22 April 1322 husband's death | before 1340 | John II | ||
Beata of Schwerin | Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin | - | by 30 May 1334 | before 1341 | Albert IV | |||
Sophie of Werle-Güstrow | John II, Lord of Werle-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Werle) | 1329 | 1341 | February 1343 husband's death | 5 September 1364 | |||
Katharina of Werle-Güstrow | Nicholas III, Lord of Werle-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Werle) | - | by 25 January 1366 | 1370 husband's death | after 17 December 1402 | Albert V | ||
In 1401 Saxe-Lauenburg reunited when the Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln line (1305–1401) was extinct with Eric IV of Saxe-Ratzeburg-Lauenburg inheriting Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln. | ||||||||
Ascanian Dynasty (5) – Saxe-Lauenburg line (1305–1401 as Saxe-Ratzeburg-Lauenburg distinguished from Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln) | ||||||||
Margaret of Brandenburg-Salzwedel | Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel (Ascania) | 1270 | 24 September 1302 Papal dispensation | October 1308 husband's death | 1 May 1315 | Albert III [2] | ||
Elisabeth of Pomerania | Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania (Pomerania) | 1291 | 1318 | 1338 husband resigned | after 16 October 1349 | Eric I [3] | ||
Agnes of Holstein-Plön | John III, Count of Holstein-Plön (Schaumburg) | - | 1342/1349 | 1368 husband's death | 1386/7 | Eric II | ||
Sophie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Welf) | 1358 | 8 April 1373 | 21 June 1411 husband's death | by 28 May 1416 | Eric IV | ||
In 1401 Saxe-Lauenburg reunited as the Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln line (1305–1401) extinct with Saxe-Ratzeburg-Lauenburg inheriting its duchy. | ||||||||
Elisabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg | Nikolaus, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (Schaumburg) | 1384 | 1404 | 21 June 1411 husband's accession | 28 May 1416 | Eric V [4] | ||
Elisabeth of Weinsberg | Conrad IX of Weinsberg | 1397 | before 1422 | at latest end of 1436 husband's death | after 26 January 1498 | |||
Adelheid of Pomerania | Bogislaw VIII, Duke of Pomerania (Pomerania) | 1410 | 2 February 1429 | end of 1436 husband's accession | after 1444/45 | Bernard II | ||
Dorothea of Brandenburg | Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) | 1446/1448 | 12 February 1464 | 15 August 1507 husband's death | March 1519 | John V | ||
Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Welf) | 1488 | 17/20 November 1509 | 1 August 1543 husband's death | 29 June 1563 | Magnus I | ||
Sibylle of Saxony | Henry IV, Duke of Saxony (Wettin) | 2 May 1515 | 8 February 1540 | 1 August 1543 husband's accession 1574 husband's reaccession | 1571 husband's retirement 19 March 1581 husband's death | 18 July 1592 | Francis I | |
Sophia of Sweden | Gustav I of Sweden (Vasa) | 29 October 1547 | 4 July 1568, however, since 1578 permanently separated | 1571 husband's accession on his father's retirement 19 March 1581 husband's accession on his father's death | 1574 husband deposed by reaccession of his father 1588 husband deposed by his brothers | 17 March 1611 | Magnus II [5] | |
Margaret of Pomerania-Wolgast | Philip I, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast (Pomerania) | 9 March 1553 | 26 December 1574 | 19 March 1581 husband's accession | 7 August 1581 | Francis II [6] | ||
Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Welf) | 13 January 1566 | 10 November 1582 | 2 July 1619 husband's death | 13 August 1626 | |||
Katharina von Spörck | ? von Spörck | ? | 25 November 1581 | 1582 divorce | ? | Maurice [7] | ||
Elisabeth Sophie of Holstein-Gottorp | John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (Holstein-Gottorp) | 12 December 1599 | 5 March 1621 | 25 November 1627 | Augustus | |||
Catharina of Oldenburg | John VII, Count of Oldenburg (Oldenburg) | 20 September 1582 | 4 June 1633 | 29 February 1644 | ||||
Anna Magdalene Popel of Lobkowitz | William the Younger Popel of Lobkowicz (Lobkowicz) | 20 July 1606 | 18 August 1632 | 18 January 1656 husband's accession | 20 November 1665 husband's death | 7 September 1668 | Julius Henry | |
Sibylle Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg | Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (Ascania) | 30 July 1625 | 1654 | 20 November 1665 husband's accession | 30 July 1666 husband's death | 1 August 1703 | Francis Erdmann | |
Hedwig of the Palatinate-Sulzbach | Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (Wittelsbach) | 15 April 1650 | 9 April 1668 | 23 November 1681 | Julius Francis | |||
In 1689 the Saxe-Lauenburgian Ascanians were extinct in the male line. The House of Welf usurped the duchy, inhibiting the heiress Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg, and resucceeded with its Brunswick and Lunenburg-Celle line. | ||||||||
Welf Dynasty (3) – Brunswick and Lunenburg-Celle line | ||||||||
Eleonore d'Esmier d'Olbreuse | Alexandre II d'Esmier d'Olbreuse (d'Olbreuse) | 3 January 1639 | 1676 | 28 August 1705 husband's death | 5 February 1722 | George William | ||
With the Celle line extinct (1705) the Brunswick and Lunenburg-Calenberg line succeeded, forming the Guelphic cadet branch House of Hanover. | ||||||||
Welf Dynasty (4) – cadet branch House of Hanover | ||||||||
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach | Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Hohenzollern) | 1 March 1683 | 22 August 1705 | 11 June 1727 husband's accession | 20 November 1737 | George II Augustus | ||
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg-Strelitz) | 19 May 1744 | 8 September 1761 | about 6 April 1814 dynastic redeployment following Congress of Vienna | 17 November 1818 | George III | ||
Saxe-Lauenburg gained de jure sovereignty at the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire on 6 August 1806, but was de facto submitted to occupations, liberation, reoccupation, and annexation during the Napoleonic Wars in 1803, 1805, 1806 and 1807. However, the House of Hanover maintained its claim until the Congress of Vienna in 1814, with the House of Oldenburg then succeeding. | ||||||||
House of Oldenburg | ||||||||
Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel | Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel) | 28 October 1767 | 31 July 1790 | after 6 April 1814 husband gained duchy | 3 December 1839 husband's death | 21/22 March 1852 | Frederick I | |
Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg) | 28 July 1796 | 22 May 1815 | 3 December 1839 husband's accession | 20 January 1848 husband's death | 9 March 1881 | Christian I | |
Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel) | 7 September 1817 | 26 May 1842 | 5 November 1863 husband's accession | 30 October 1864 Conquest by Prussia | 29 September 1898 | Christian II | |
In 1864, after the Second Schleswig War, the House of Oldenburg lost the Duchy. The House of Hohenzollern gained the duchy. | ||||||||
House of Hohenzollern | ||||||||
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Wettin) | 30 September 1811 | 11 June 1829 | 30 October 1864 husband gained duchy | 1876' title turned void, when Saxe-Lauenburg merged in real union into Prussia | 7 January 1890 | William | |
In 1876 the Saxe-Lauenburgian Estates of the Realm and Duke William decided to give up Saxe-Lauenburg's statehood. The duchy was thus merged as district Duchy of Lauenburg into the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein. In 1890, German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck was awarded the honorific title of Duke of Lauenberg, but he was never sovereign ruler of the territory. | ||||||||
Bismarck family | ||||||||
Johanna von Puttkamer | Eugen von Puttkamer, Oberpräsident of Posen (Puttkamer) | 11 April 1824 | 28 July 1847 | 1890 husband received courtesy title | 27 November 1894 | Otto von Bismarck | ||
Ascanian Dynasty (3) – Saxe-Wittenberg line | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Agnes of Habsburg | Rudolph I of Germany (Habsburg) | 1257 | October 1273 | 25 August 1298 husband's death | 11 October 1322 | Albert II | ||
Judith of Brandenburg | Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel (Ascania) | 1275/86 | 1298 | 25 August 1298 husband's accession | 9 May 1328 | Rudolph I | ||
Kunigunde of Poland | Władysław I the Elbow-high (Piast) | before 1298 | 28 August 1328 | 9 April 1333 | ||||
Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin | Ulrich I, Count of Lindow-Ruppin | 18 December 1314 | 1333 | 9 May 1343 | ||||
After 1355, the duchesses of Saxe-Wittenberg were also the Electresses of Saxony. | ||||||||
Elisabeth of Hesse | Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse (Hesse) | - | before 8 May 1336 | 11 March 1356 husband's accession | 6 December 1370 husband's death | 30 May 1373 | Rudolph II | |
Cecilia of Carrara | Francesco I da Carrara, Count of Padua (Carrara) | - | before 11 May 1371 or 23 January 1376 | 15 May 1388 husband's death | 1427/1435 | Wenceslas I | ||
Anna of Thuringia | Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia (Wettin) | 1377 | before 30 November 1389 | 15 May 1388 husband's accession | 4 July 1395 | Rudolph III | ||
Barbara of Legnica | Rupert I of Legnica (Piast) | 1372/84 | 6 March 1396 | 11 June 1419 husband's death | 17 May 1435/6 | |||
Euphemia of Oels | Konrad III the Old (Piast) | 1390 | 14 January 1402 or 14 January 1420? | 11 June 1419 husband's accession | 12 November 1422 husband's death | 1444 | Albert III | |
Wettin Dynasty, Albertine Line | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Sidonie Podiebrad of Bohemia | George of Kunštát and Poděbrady, King of Bohemia (Poděbrady) | 14 November 1449 | 11 November 1464 | 12 September 1500 husband's death | 1 February 1510 | Albert III | ||
Barbara Jagiellon | Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland (Jagiellon) | 15 July 1478 | 21 November 1496 | 12 September 1500 husband's accession | 15 February 1534 | George | ||
Katharina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) | 1487 | 6 July 1512 | 17 April 1539 husband's accession | 18 August 1541 husband's death | 6 June 1561 | Henry IV | |
Agnes of Hesse | Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (Hesse) | 31 May 1527 | 9 January 1541 | 18 August 1541 husband's accession | 24 April 1547 became electress | 4 November 1555 | Maurice | |
Wettin Dynasty, Ernestine Line | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Sibylle of Cleves | John III, Duke of Cleves (De la Marck) | 17 January 1512 | 9 February 1527 | 24 April 1547 husband lost electorate | 21 February 1554 | John Frederick I | ||
Agnes of Hesse | Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (Hesse) | 31 May 1527 | 26 May 1555 | 4 November 1555 | John Frederick II | |||
Elisabeth of the Palatinate-Simmern | Frederick III, Elector Palatine (Palatinate-Simmern) | 30 June 1540 | 12 June 1558 | November 1566 husband's imprisoned | 8 February 1594 | |||
House of Ascania | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Electress | Ceased to be Electress | Death | Husband |
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Elisabeth of Hesse | Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse (Hesse) | - | before 8 May 1336 or 1346 | 11 March 1356 husband's accession | 6 December 1370 husband's death | 30 May 1373 | Rudolph II | |
Cecilia of Carrara | Francesco I da Carrara, Count of Padua (Carrara) | - | 23 January 1376 | 15 May 1388 husband's death | 1435 | Wenceslaus I | ||
Anna of Thuringia | Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia (Wettin) | 1377 | before 30 November 1389 | 15 May 1388 husband's accession | 4 July 1395 | Rudolph III | ||
Barbara of Legnica | Rupert I of Legnica (Piast) | 1384 | 6 March 1396 | 11 June 1419 husband's death | 17 May 1435/6 | |||
Euphemia of Oels | Konrad III the Old (Piast) | 1390 | 14 January 1420 | 12 November 1422 husband's death | 1444 | Albert III | ||
House of Wettin | ||||||||
Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) | 1395 | 8 February 1402 | 6 January 1423 husband's accession | 4 January 1428 husband's death | 28 December 1442 | Frederick I | |
Margaret of Austria | Ernest, Duke of Austria (Habsburg) | 1416/17 | 3 June 1431 | 7 September 1464 husband's death | 12 February 1486 | Frederick II | ||
Elisabeth of Bavaria | Albert III, Duke of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 2 February 1443 | 19 November 1460 | 7 September 1464 husband's accession | 5 March 1486 | Ernest | ||
Sibylle of Cleves | John III, Duke of Cleves (De la Marck) | 17 January 1512 | 9 February 1527 | 16 August 1532 husband's accession | 24 April 1547 husband's desposition | 21 February 1554 | John Frederick I | |
In 1464 the House of Wettin split into Albertine and Ernestine line, holding the title of elector until 1547, thereafter passed on to the former. | ||||||||
House of Wettin – Albertine line | ||||||||
Agnes of Hesse | Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (Hesse) | 31 May 1527 | 9 January 1541 | 24 April 1547 husband's accession | 9 July 1553 husband's death | 4 November 1555 | Maurice | |
Anne of Denmark | Christian III of Denmark (Oldenburg) | 22 November 1532 | 7 October 1548 | 9 July 1553 husband's accession | 1 October 1585 | Augustus | ||
Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt | Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt (Ascania) | 12 March 1573 | 3 January 1586 | 11 February 1586 husband's death | 3 November 1616 | |||
Sophie of Brandenburg | John George, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) | 6 June 1568 | 25 April 1582 | 11 February 1586 husband's accession | 25 September 1591 husband's death | 7 December 1622 | Christian I | |
Hedwig of Denmark | Frederick II of Denmark (Oldenburg) | 5 August 1581 | 12 September 1602 | 23 June 1611 husband's death | 26 November 1641 | Christian II | ||
Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia | Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia (Hohenzollern) | 31 December 1586 | 19 July 1607 | 23 June 1611 husband's accession | 8 October 1656 husband's death | 12 February 1659 | John George I | |
Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Hohenzollern) | 1 November 1612 | 13 November 1638 | 8 October 1656 husband's accession | 22 August 1680 husband's death | 20 March 1687 | John George II | |
Anna Sophie of Denmark | Frederick III of Denmark (Oldenburg) | 1 September 1647 | 9 October 1666 | 22 August 1680 husband's accession | 12 September 1691 husband's death | 1 July 1717 | John George III | |
Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach | John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (Wettin) | 13 April 1662 | 17 April 1692 | 27 April 1694 husband's death | 9 September 1696 | John George IV | ||
Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Hohenzollern) | 19 December 1671 | 20 January 1693 | 27 April 1694 husband's accession | 4 September 1727 | Frederick Augustus I | ||
Maria Josepha of Austria | Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg) | 8 December 1699 | 20 August 1719 | 1 February 1733 husband's accession | 17 November 1757 | Frederick Augustus II | ||
Maria Antonia of Bavaria | Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (Wittelsbach) | 18 July 1724 | 20 June 1747 | 5 October 1763 husband's accession | 17 December 1763 husband's death | 23 April 1780 | Frederick Christian | |
Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld | Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (Palatinate-Birkenfeld) | 10 May 1752 | 29 January 1769 | 20 December 1806 elevated to Queen consort | 15 November 1828 | Frederick Augustus III | ||
Duchesses of Saxe-Weissenfels | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) | 1 July 1627 | 23 November 1647 | 22 April 1657 husband's accession | 11 December 1669 | August | ||
Johanna Walpurgis of Leiningen-Westerburg | George William, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg (Leiningen-Westerburg) | 3 June 1647 | 29 January 1672 | 4 August 1680 husband's death | 4 November 1687 | |||
Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg | Frederick William II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (Wettin) | 14 January 1656 | 25 October 1671 | 4 August 1680 husband's accession | 22 January 1686 | John Adolph I | ||
Fredericka Elisabeth of Saxe-Eisenach | John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (Wettin) | 5 May 1669 | 7 January 1698 | 16 March 1712 husband's death | 12 November 1730 | John George | ||
Louise Christine of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg | Christoph Louis I, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg (Stolberg) | 21 January 1675 | 12 May 1712 | 28 June 1736 husband's death | 16 May 1738 | Christian | ||
Fredericka of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Wettin) | 17 July 1715 | 27 November 1734 | 28 June 1736 husband's accession | 16 May 1746 husband's death | 2 May 1775 | John Adolph II | |
In 1746, the line of Saxe-Weissenfels became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Electorate. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels-Barby, Countess of Barby | ||||||||
Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau | John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (Ascania) | 1 May 1665 | 30 March 1686 | 5 October 1706 | Henry | |||
Auguste Louise of Württemberg-Oels | Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels (Württemberg) | 21 January 1698 | 18 February 1721 | 16 February 1728 husband's accession | 1732 divorce | 4 January 1739 | George Albert | |
In 1739, the line of Saxe-Weissenfels-Barby became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels-Dahme | ||||||||
Emilie Agnes Reuss of Schleiz | Heinrich I, Count Reuss of Schleiz (Reuss-Schleiz) | 11 August 1667 | 13 February 1711 | 16 April 1715 husband's death | 15 October 1729 | Frederick | ||
In 1715, the line of Saxe-Weissenfels-Dahme became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) | 22 September 1634 | 19 November 1650 | 22 April 1657 husband's accession | 18 October 1691 husband's death | 20 May 1701 | Christian I | |
Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz | Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz (Wettin) | 13 November 1661 | 14 October 1679 | 18 October 1691 husband's accession | 20 October 1694 husband's death | 29 April 1720 | Christian II | |
Henriette Charlotte of Nassau-Idstein | George August, Count of Nassau-Idstein (Nassau-Idstein) | 9 November 1693 | 4 November 1711 | 21 April 1731 husband's death | 8 April 1734 | Maurice William | ||
Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | Gustav Adolf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Güstrow) | 3 September 1668 | 29 March 1692 | 21 April 1731 husband's accession | 28 July 1738 husband's death | 25 August 1738 | Henry | |
In 1738, the line of Saxe-Merseburg became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Electorate. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig | ||||||||
Hedwig of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | Gustav Adolf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Güstrow) | 12 January 1666 | 1 December 1686 | 1691 husband's accession | 27 March 1715 husband's death | 9 August 1735 | August | |
In 1715, the line of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Duchy of Saxe-Merseburg. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg-Lauchstädt | ||||||||
Eleonore Sophie of Saxe-Weimar | Johann Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (Wettin) | 22 March 1660 | 9 July 1684 | 4 February 1687 | Philipp | |||
Louise Elisabeth of Württemberg-Oels | Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels (Württemberg) | 22 February 1673 | 17 August 1688 | 1 July 1690 husband's death | 28 April 1736 | |||
In 1690, the line of Saxe-Merseburg-Lauchstädt became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Duchy of Saxe-Merseburg. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg-Spremberg | ||||||||
Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | Gustav Adolf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Güstrow) | 3 September 1668 | 29 March 1692 | 1694 husband's accession | 21 April 1731 became Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg | 25 August 1738 | Henry | |
Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Weimar | Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (Wettin) | 14 October 1641 | 3 July 1656 | 22 April 1657 husband's accession | 11 June 1675 | Maurice | ||
Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg | Philipp Louis, Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg) | 4 May 1653 | 14 June 1676 | 4 December 1681 husband's death | 19 August 1684 | |||
Marie Amalie of Brandenburg | Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) | 16 November 1670 | 25 June 1689 | 15 November 1718 husband's death | 17 November 1739 | Maurice William | ||
In 1718, the line of Saxe-Zeitz became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Electorate. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt | ||||||||
Sophie Angelika of Württemberg-Oels | Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels (Württemberg) | 30 May 1677 | 23 April 1699 | after 23 April 1699 husband receives appanage | 11 November 1700 | Frederick Henry | ||
Anna Fredericka Philippine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg | Philipp Louis, Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg) | 4 July 1665 | 27 February 1702 | 18 December 1713 husband's death | 25 February 1748 | |||
In 1718, the line of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt became extinct, after Duke Maurice Adolf Karl became a priest, and their land were reincorporated into the Duchy of Saxe-Zeitz. | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Elisabeth of Mansfeld-Hinterort | John, Count of Mansfeld-Hinterort (Mansfeld) | 1565 | 23 November 1591 | 12 April 1596 | John Ernest | |||
Anna of Saxony | Augustus, Elector of Saxony (Wettin) | 16 November 1567 | 16 January 1586 | 12 December 1593 divorce | 27 January 1613 | John Casimir | ||
First Creation | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg | William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) | 6 April 1573 | 16 September 1599 | 16 July 1633 husband's death | 7 August 1643 | John Casimir | ||
Christine of Hesse-Kassel | William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel) | 19 October 1578 | 14 May 1598 | 16 July 1633 husband's accession | 23 October 1638 husband's death | 19 August 1658 | John Ernest | |
Second Creation | ||||||||
Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) | 7 January 1638 | 18 July 1676 | 1680 husband's accession | 15 February 1687 | Albert V | ||
First Creation | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Elisabeth of Brünswick-Wolfenbüttel | Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) | 23 June 1593 | 25 October 1618 | 1 April 1639 husband's death | 25 March 1650 | John Philip | ||
Sophie Elisabeth of Brandenburg | Margrave Christian William of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) | 1 February 1616 | 18 September 1638 | 1 April 1639 husband accession | 16 March 1650 | Frederick William II | ||
Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony | John George I, Elector of Saxony (Wettin) | 23 December 1617 | 11 October 1652 | 6 January 1668 | ||||
Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg | John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (Saxe-Altenburg) | 10 October 1619 | 24 October 1636 | 14 April 1672 husband accession | 26 March 1675 husband's death | 20 December 1680 | Ernest I | |
Second Creation | ||||||||
Amelia of Württemberg | Duke Louis of Württemberg (Württemberg) | 28 June 1799 | 24 April 1817 | 29 September 1834 husband's accession | 28 November 1848 | Joseph | ||
Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) | 31 March 1803 | 7 October 1825 | 30 November 1848 husband accession | 3 August 1853 husband's death | 26 October 1862 | George | |
Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau | Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt (Ascania) | 24 June 1824 | 28 April 1853 | 3 August 1853 husband accession | 23 October 1897 | Ernest I | ||
Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe | Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe (Schaumburg-Lippe) | 22 September 1875 | 27 February 1898 | 7 February 1908 husband accession | 13 November 1918 German Revolution | 27 January 1971 | Ernest II | |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg | John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (Saxe-Altenburg) | 10 October 1619 | 24 October 1636 | 1640 husband accession | 26 March 1675 husband's death | 20 December 1680 | Ernest I | |
Duchess of Saxe-Gotha and Altenburg | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg | John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (Saxe-Altenburg) | 10 October 1619 | 24 October 1636 | 14 April 1672 personal union of Altenburg and Gotha | 26 March 1675 husband's death | 20 December 1680 | Ernest I | |
Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | ||||||||
Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels | August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (Saxe-Weissenfels) | 2 September 1648 | 14 November 1669 | 26 March 1675 husband accession | 7 January 1681 | Frederick I | ||
Christine of Baden-Durlach | Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (Zähringen) | 22 April 1645 | 14 August 1681 | 2 August 1691 husband's death | 21 December 1705 | |||
Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst | Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (Ascania) | 13 October 1679 | 7 June 1696 | 23 March 1732 husband's death | 11 October 1740 | Frederick II | ||
Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen | Ernest Louis I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Saxe-Meiningen) | 10 August 1710 | 17 September 1729 | 23 March 1732 husband's accession | 22 October 1767 | Frederick III | ||
Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen | Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Saxe-Meiningen) | 11 September 1751 | 21 March 1769 | 10 March 1772 husband's accession | 20 April 1804 husband's death | 25 April 1827 | Ernest II | |
Caroline Amalie of Hesse-Kassel | William I, Elector of Hesse (Hesse-Kassel) | 11 July 1771 | 24 April 1802 | 20 April 1804 husband's accession | 27 May 1822 husband's death | 22 February 1848 | Augustus | |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein | Ernest, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein (Sayn-Wittgenstein) | 27 August 1632 | 29 May 1661 | 17 May 1662 husband's accession | 23 February 1671 Union of Marksuhl and Eisenach | 28 September 1701 | John George I | |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Marie Charlotte de la Trémoille | Henri de La Trémoille (La Trémoille) | 26 January 1632 | 18 July 1662 | 1672 husband's accession | 3 May 1678 husband's death | 24 August 1682 | Bernhard II | |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg | Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg (Wettin) | 1 June 1659 | 13 February 1677 | 13 March 1679 | Christian | |||
Sophie Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt | Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt) | 7 May 1661 | 9 February 1681 | 28 April 1707 husband's death | 22 August 1712 | |||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Marie Elisabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt | Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt) | 11 March 1656 | 1 March 1676 | 13 May 1710 husband's death | 16 August 1715 | Henry | ||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Merseburg | Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg (Saxe-Merseburg) | 4 August 1660 | 18 February 1680 | 2 August 1686 | John Ernest IV | |||
Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen | Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen (Waldeck) | 13 December 1664 | 2 December 1690 | 1 February 1699 | ||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt | George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt) | 26 November 1647 | 20 November 1671 | 26 March 1675 husband's accession | 19 April 1680 | Bernhard I | ||
Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Welf) | 30 September 1658 | 25 January 1681 | 27 April 1706 husband's death | 15 March 1729 | |||
Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg) | 22 January 1674 | 19 September 1704 | 27 April 1706 husband's accession | 18 April 1713 | Ernst Ludwig I | ||
Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg | Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) | 5 April 1674 | 3 June 1714 | 24 November 1724 husband's death | 22 November 1748 | |||
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal | Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (Hesse-Philippsthal) | 11 August 1730 | 26 September 1750 | 27 January 1763 husband's death | 7 September 1801 | Anton Ulrich | ||
Louise of Stolberg-Gedern | Christian Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern (Stolberg-Gedern) | 13 October 1764 | 5 June 1780 | 21 July 1782 husband's death | 24 May 1834 | Charles William | ||
Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Hohenlohe-Langenburg) | 11 August 1763 | 27 November 1782 | 24 December 1803 husband's death | 30 April 1837 | George I | ||
Marie Fredericka of Hesse-Kassel | William II, Elector of Hesse (Hesse-Kassel) | 6 September 1804 | 23 March 1825 | 20 September 1866 husband's abdication | 4 January 1888 | Bernhard II | ||
Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Hohenlohe-Langenburg) | 7 July 1839 | 23 October 1858 | 20 September 1866 husband's accession | 30 March 1872 | George II | ||
Charlotte of Prussia | Frederick III, German Emperor (Hohenzollern) | 24 July 1860 | 18 February 1878 | 25 June 1914 husband's accession | 10 November 1918 husband's abdication | 1 October 1919 | Bernhard III | |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt) | 9 September 1700 | 2 January 1723 | 4 September 1745 husband's accession | 16 September 1764 husband's death | 11 December 1780 | Francis Josias | |
Sophia Antonia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Brunswick-Bevern) | 3 January 1724 | 23 April 1749 | 16 September 1764 husband's accession | 8 September 1800 husband's death | 17 March 1802 | Ernest Frederick | |
Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf | Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf (Reuss-Ebersdorf) | 19 January 1757 | 13 June 1777 | 8 September 1800 husband's accession | 9 December 1806 husband's death | 16 November 1831 | Francis | |
Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg) | 21 December 1800 | 31 July 1817 | 31 March 1826 divorce | 16 November 1831 | Ernest III | ||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Marie of Württemberg | Duke Alexander of Württemberg (Württemberg) | 17 September 1799 | 23 December 1832 | 29 January 1844 husband's death | 24 September 1860 | Ernest I | ||
Alexandrine of Baden | Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (Zähringen) | 6 December 1820 | 13 May 1842 | 29 January 1844 husband's accession | 22 August 1893 husband's death | 20 December 1904 | Ernest II | |
Maria Alexandrovna of Russia | Alexander II of Russia (Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov) | 17 October 1853 | 23 January 1874 | 22 August 1893 husband's accession | 30 July 1900 husband's death | 24 October 1920 | Alfred | |
Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein | Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) | 31 December 1885 | 11 October 1905 | 14 November 1918 German Revolution | 3 October 1970 | Charles Edward | ||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt | Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt) | 30 January 1757 | 3 October 1775 | 1809 Weimar and Eisenach united | 21 April 1815 become Grand Duchess | 14 February 1830 | Charles Augustus | |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Grand Duchess | Ceased to be Grand Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt | Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt) | 30 January 1757 | 3 October 1775 | 1815 elevated to Grand Duchess | 14 June 1828 husband's death | 14 February 1830 | Charles Augustus | |
Maria Pavlovna of Russia | Paul I of Russia (Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov) | 16 February 1786 | 3 August 1804 | 14 June 1828 husband's accession | 8 July 1853 husband's death | 23 June 1859 | Charles Frederick | |
Sophie of the Netherlands | William II of the Netherlands (Orange-Nassau) | 8 April 1824 | 8 October 1842 | 8 July 1853 husband's accession | 23 March 1897 | Charles Alexander | ||
Caroline Reuss of Greiz | Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz (Reuss-Greiz) | 13 July 1884 | 30 April 1903 | 17 January 1905 | William Ernest | |||
Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen | Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen (Saxe-Meiningen) | 29 May 1890 | 21 January 1910 | 9 November 1918 Grand Duchy abolished | 12 March 1972 | |||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Queen | Ceased to be Queen | Death | Husband |
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Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld | Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (Palatinate-Birkenfeld) | 10 May 1752 | 29 January 1769 | 20 December 1806 elevated to Queen consort | 5 May 1827 husband's death | 15 November 1828 | Frederick Augustus I | |
Maria Theresa of Austria | Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg-Lorraine) | 30 January 1757 | 8 October 1787 | 5 May 1827 husband's accession | 7 November 1827 | Anthony | ||
Maria Anna of Bavaria | Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 27 January 1805 | 24 April 1833 | 6 June 1836 husband's accession | 9 August 1854 husband's death | 13 September 1877 | Frederick Augustus II | |
Amalie Auguste of Bavaria | Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 13 November 1801 | 22 November 1822 | 9 August 1854 husband's accession | 29 October 1873 husband's death | 8 November 1877 | John | |
Carola of Vasa | Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (Holstein-Gottorp) | 5 August 1833 | 18 June 1853 | 29 October 1873 husband's accession | 19 June 1902 husband's death | 15 December 1907 | Albert | |
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Albert I was a Duke of Saxony, Angria, and Westphalia; Lord of Nordalbingia; Count of Anhalt; and Prince-elector and Archmarshal of the Holy Roman Empire. Even though his grandfather Albert the Bear had held the Saxon dukedom between 1138 and 1142, this Albert is counted as the first.
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