List of Saxon royal consorts

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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.

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Ducal Saxony

Duchess of Saxony

Liudolfing Dynasty
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
OdaBillung, princep805before 830845866
husband's death
17 May 913 Liudolf
Hedwiga.jpg Hedwiga Henry of Franconia
(Babenberg)
850/55869/702 February 880
husband's accession
24 December 903 Otto I
Matilda of Ringelheim.jpg Matilda Dietrich, Count of Westphalia
(Immedinger)
89590930 November 912
husband's accession
2 July 936
husband's death
14 March 968 Henry I
Edita 250.jpg Eadgyth Edward the Elder
(Wessex)
910September 9292 July 936
husband's accession
26 January 946 Otto II
Sainte-Adelaide - Eglise de Toury, vitraux par Lorin.jpg Adelaide of Italy and Burgundy Rudolph II of Burgundy
(Elder Welf)
931October/November 951961
the Liudolfings replaced by the Billungs
16 December 999
Billung Dynasty
Oda-----15 March in an unknown year Hermann
Billung u Hildegard.jpg Hildesuith of Westerbourg------
Hildegarde of StadeHenry I, Count of Stade974/79909 February 1011
husband's death
3 October 1011 Bernard I
Eilika of Schweinfurt Henry of Schweinfurt 1000102010 December 1055/1056 Bernard II
Wulfhild of Norway Olaf II of Norway
(Fairhair)
-November 104229 June 1059
husband's accession
24 May 1071 Ordulf
Gertrude of HaldenslebenConrad, Count of Haldensleben-1071, after May28 March 1072
husband's death
21 February 1116
Sophia of Hungary Béla I of Hungary
(Árpád)
1045/50after 6 March 107028 March 1072
husband's accession
18 June 1095 Magnus
Süpplingenburg Dynasty
Richenza von Northeim (Konigslutter).jpg Richenza of Northeim Henry, Margrave of Frisia
(Northeim)
1087/89110023 August 1106
husband's accession
4 December 1137
husband's death
10 June 1141 Lothair
Welf Dynasty (1)
Gertruda.jpg Gertrude of Süpplingenburg Lothair
(Süpplingenburg)
18 April 111529 May 11274 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 December20 October 1139
husband's accession
1142
husband renounces claims
25 March 1160 Albert I
Welf Dynasty (2)
Clemenza of Zahringen 2.jpg Clementia of Zähringen Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen
(Zähringen)
-114723 November 1162
divorce
1167 Henry III
Matylda.jpg Matilda of England Henry II of England
(Plantagenet)
June 11561 February 11681180
husband lost duchy
13 July 1189
Ascanian Dynasty (2)
Judith of Poland Mieszko III the Old
(Piast)
before 115411731180
husband gained duchy
after 12 December 1201 Bernard III
Agnes of Austria, duchess of Saxony.jpg Agnes of Austria Leopold VI, Duke of Austria
(Babenberg)
19 February 1205122229 August 1226 Albert I
Rikhard Agnes.JPG Agnes of Thuringia Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
(Ludowinger)
120512381246
Helene of Brunswick-Lüneburg Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
18 March 122312477 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 Ducal Saxony

Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg

Ascanian Dynasty (3) – Saxe-Lauenburg line
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
COA family sv Birger jarl.svg Ingeborg Birgersdotter of Bjelbo Birger Jarl
(Bjelbo)
125312701282
husband resigned
30 June 1302 John I
Armoiries empereur Rodolphe Ier.png Agnes of Habsburg Rudolph I of Germany
(Habsburg)
1257October 12731282
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
Seal Elisabeth (Holstein-Rendsburg) 01.jpg Elisabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
(Schaumburg)
1300131522 April 1322
husband's death
before 1340 John II
Seal Beata.png Beata of Schwerin Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin -by 30 May 1334before 1341 Albert IV
Sophia of Werle.jpg Sophie of Werle-Güstrow John II, Lord of Werle-Güstrow
(Mecklenburg-Werle)
13291341February 1343
husband's death
5 September 1364
MUB 24 14.465 Catherine (Daughter of Nicholas III of Gustrow, wife of Albert V of Saxe-Lauenburg), 1388.png Katharina of Werle-Güstrow Nicholas III, Lord of Werle-Güstrow
(Mecklenburg-Werle)
-by 25 January 13661370
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)
Wappen Mark Brandenburg.png Margaret of Brandenburg-Salzwedel Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
(Ascania)
127024 September 1302
Papal dispensation
October 1308
husband's death
1 May 1315 Albert III
[2]
POL wojewodztwo zachodniopomorskie COA.svg Elisabeth of Pomerania Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania
(Pomerania)
129113181338
husband resigned
after 16 October 1349 Eric I
[3]
Holstein Arms.svg Agnes of Holstein-Plön John III, Count of Holstein-Plön
(Schaumburg)
-1342/13491368
husband's death
1386/7 Eric II
Coat of arms of Brunswick-Luneburg.svg Sophie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Welf)
13588 April 137321 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.
Holstein Arms.svg Elisabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg Nikolaus, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg
(Schaumburg)
1384140421 June 1411
husband's accession
28 May 1416 Eric V
[4]
Wappen Herren von Weinsberg.svg Elisabeth of Weinsberg Conrad IX of Weinsberg 1397before 1422at latest end of 1436
husband's death
after 26 January 1498
Adelaide of Pomerania Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg.jpg Adelheid of Pomerania Bogislaw VIII, Duke of Pomerania
(Pomerania)
14102 February 1429end of 1436
husband's accession
after 1444/45 Bernard II
Ratzeburger Dom 1248.JPG Dorothea of Brandenburg Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)
1446/144812 February 146415 August 1507
husband's death
March 1519 John V
Katharina af Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel.jpg Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Welf)
148817/20 November 15091 August 1543
husband's death
29 June 1563 Magnus I
Lucas Cranach d.A. - Bildnis einer jungen Frau (Galleria degli Uffizi).jpg Sibylle of Saxony Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
(Wettin)
2 May 15158 February 15401 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 Saxe-Lauenburg (1568).jpg Sophia of Sweden Gustav I of Sweden
(Vasa)
29 October 15474 July 1568, however, since 1578 permanently separated1571
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 (1553-1581).jpg Margaret of Pomerania-Wolgast Philip I, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast
(Pomerania)
9 March 155326 December 157419 March 1581
husband's accession
7 August 1581 Francis II
[6]
Franz II mit seiner Familie.jpg Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Welf)
13 January 156610 November 15822 July 1619
husband's death
13 August 1626
Katharina von Spörck ? von Spörck ?25 November 15811582
divorce
 ? Maurice
[7]
Elisabeth Sophie of Holstein-Gottorp John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
(Holstein-Gottorp)
12 December 15995 March 162125 November 1627 Augustus
BlasonChristian Ier (1143-1167), comte d'Oldenbourg.svg Catharina of Oldenburg John VII, Count of Oldenburg
(Oldenburg)
20 September 15824 June 163329 February 1644
Lobkovicove.png Anna Magdalene Popel of Lobkowitz William the Younger Popel of Lobkowicz
(Lobkowicz)
20 July 160618 August 163218 January 1656
husband's accession
20 November 1665
husband's death
7 September 1668 Julius Henry
Wappen Grafschaft Sachsen-Lauenburg.svg Sibylle Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
(Ascania)
30 July 1625165420 November 1665
husband's accession
30 July 1666
husband's death
1 August 1703 Francis Erdmann
Ritratto di Maria Edvige Augusta del Palatinato-Sulzbach.png Hedwig of the Palatinate-Sulzbach Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
(Wittelsbach)
15 April 16509 April 166823 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
Eleonored'olbreuse.jpg Eleonore d'Esmier d'Olbreuse Alexandre II d'Esmier d'Olbreuse
(d'Olbreuse)
3 January 1639167628 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 Ansbach by studio of Charles Jervas.jpg Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
(Hohenzollern)
1 March 168322 August 170511 June 1727
husband's accession
20 November 1737 George II Augustus
Queen-charlotte-1744-1818.jpg Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg
(Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
19 May 17448 September 1761about 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
Dronning Marie Sophie Frederikke.jpg Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
28 October 176731 July 1790after 6 April 1814
husband gained duchy
3 December 1839
husband's death
21/22 March 1852 Frederick I
Carolineamaliedenmark.jpg Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg)
28 July 179622 May 18153 December 1839
husband's accession
20 January 1848
husband's death
9 March 1881 Christian I
Queen Lujza of Denmark.jpg Louise of Hesse-Kassel Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
7 September 181726 May 18425 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 von Preussen.jpg Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
(Wettin)
30 September 181111 June 182930 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 Bismarck 1878.jpg Johanna von Puttkamer Eugen von Puttkamer, Oberpräsident of Posen
(Puttkamer)
11 April 182428 July 18471890
husband received courtesy title
27 November 1894 Otto von Bismarck

Duchess of Saxe-Wittenberg

Ascanian Dynasty (3) – Saxe-Wittenberg line
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Armoiries empereur Rodolphe Ier.png Agnes of Habsburg Rudolph I of Germany
(Habsburg)
1257October 127325 August 1298
husband's death
11 October 1322 Albert II
Wappen Mark Brandenburg.png Judith of Brandenburg Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
(Ascania)
1275/86129825 August 1298
husband's accession
9 May 1328 Rudolph I
POL Przemysl II 1295 COA.svg Kunigunde of Poland Władysław I the Elbow-high
(Piast)
before 129828 August 13289 April 1333
Agnes of Lindow-Ruppin Ulrich I, Count of Lindow-Ruppin 18 December 131413339 May 1343
After 1355, the duchesses of Saxe-Wittenberg were also the Electresses of Saxony.
Arms of the house of Hesse.svg Elisabeth of Hesse Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse)
-before 8 May 133611 March 1356
husband's accession
6 December 1370
husband's death
30 May 1373 Rudolph II
Stemma Nobiliare Carrara.svg 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
Blason Thuringe-Misnie.svg Anna of Thuringia Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia
(Wettin)
1377before 30 November 138915 May 1388
husband's accession
4 July 1395 Rudolph III
Barbara of Legnica.jpg Barbara of Legnica Rupert I of Legnica
(Piast)
1372/846 March 139611 June 1419
husband's death
17 May 1435/6
Schlussstein Liebenwerda.JPG Euphemia of Oels Konrad III the Old
(Piast)
139014 January 1402 or 14 January 1420?11 June 1419
husband's accession
12 November 1422
husband's death
1444 Albert III

Saxe-Meißen, incorporating Saxe-Wittenberg in 1547

Wettin Dynasty, Albertine Line
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Cronecken der sassen.jpg Sidonie Podiebrad of Bohemia George of Kunštát and Poděbrady, King of Bohemia
(Poděbrady)
14 November 144911 November 146412 September 1500
husband's death
1 February 1510 Albert III
Lucas Cranach d.A. - Bildnis Barbara von Sachsen (Gemaldegalerie, Berlin).jpg Barbara Jagiellon Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland
(Jagiellon)
15 July 147821 November 149612 September 1500
husband's accession
15 February 1534 George
Lucas Cranach d. A. 038.jpg Katharina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow
(Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
14876 July 151217 April 1539
husband's accession
18 August 1541
husband's death
6 June 1561 Henry IV
Agnes of Hesse.JPG Agnes of Hesse Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse)
31 May 15279 January 154118 August 1541
husband's accession
24 April 1547
became electress
4 November 1555 Maurice

Saxe-Thuringia, including Saxe-Wittenberg until 1547

Wettin Dynasty, Ernestine Line
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Bemberg Fondation Toulouse - Portrait de Sibylle de Cleve, electrice de Saxe - Lucas I Cranach - Inv.1086 Huile sur panneau 1531.jpg Sibylle of Cleves John III, Duke of Cleves
(De la Marck)
17 January 15129 February 152724 April 1547
husband lost electorate
21 February 1554 John Frederick I
Agnes of Hesse.JPG Agnes of Hesse Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse)
31 May 152726 May 15554 November 1555 John Frederick II
Coburg St. Moriz 021.jpg Elisabeth of the Palatinate-Simmern Frederick III, Elector Palatine
(Palatinate-Simmern)
30 June 154012 June 1558November 1566
husband's imprisoned
8 February 1594

Electorate of Saxony

Electress of Saxony

See: Electresses of Saxony.
House of Ascania
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame ElectressCeased to be ElectressDeath Husband
Arms of the house of Hesse.svg Elisabeth of Hesse Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse)
-before 8 May 1336 or 134611 March 1356
husband's accession
6 December 1370
husband's death
30 May 1373 Rudolph II
Stemma Nobiliare Carrara.svg Cecilia of Carrara Francesco I da Carrara, Count of Padua
(Carrara)
-23 January 137615 May 1388
husband's death
1435 Wenceslaus I
Blason Thuringe-Misnie.svg Anna of Thuringia Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia
(Wettin)
1377before 30 November 138915 May 1388
husband's accession
4 July 1395 Rudolph III
Barbara of Legnica.jpg Barbara of Legnica Rupert I of Legnica
(Piast)
13846 March 139611 June 1419
husband's death
17 May 1435/6
Schlussstein Liebenwerda.JPG Euphemia of Oels Konrad III the Old
(Piast)
139014 January 142012 November 1422
husband's death
1444 Albert III
House of Wettin
Catherine, electress of Saxony.jpg Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
13958 February 14026 January 1423
husband's accession
4 January 1428
husband's death
28 December 1442 Frederick I
Margaret of Austria electress of Saxony.JPG Margaret of Austria Ernest, Duke of Austria
(Habsburg)
1416/173 June 14317 September 1464
husband's death
12 February 1486 Frederick II
ElisabethBayxSachsen.jpg Elisabeth of Bavaria Albert III, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
2 February 144319 November 14607 September 1464
husband's accession
5 March 1486 Ernest
Bemberg Fondation Toulouse - Portrait de Sibylle de Cleve, electrice de Saxe - Lucas I Cranach - Inv.1086 Huile sur panneau 1531.jpg Sibylle of Cleves John III, Duke of Cleves
(De la Marck)
17 January 15129 February 152716 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.JPG Agnes of Hesse Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
(Hesse)
31 May 15279 January 154124 April 1547
husband's accession
9 July 1553
husband's death
4 November 1555 Maurice
Annasachsencranach.jpg Anne of Denmark Christian III of Denmark
(Oldenburg)
22 November 15327 October 15489 July 1553
husband's accession
1 October 1585 Augustus
Agnes-Hedwig-Anhalt.jpg Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
(Ascania)
12 March 15733 January 158611 February 1586
husband's death
3 November 1616
Andreas Riehl - Sophia of Brandenburg, Electress of Saxony - Rustkammer.jpg Sophie of Brandenburg John George, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)
6 June 156825 April 158211 February 1586
husband's accession
25 September 1591
husband's death
7 December 1622 Christian I
Prinsesse Hedevig (1581-1641).jpg Hedwig of Denmark Frederick II of Denmark
(Oldenburg)
5 August 158112 September 160223 June 1611
husband's death
26 November 1641 Christian II
Christian I. von Sachsen-Merseburg 3.jpg Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
(Hohenzollern)
31 December 158619 July 160723 June 1611
husband's accession
8 October 1656
husband's death
12 February 1659 John George I
Magdalena Sibylla of Brandenburgh-Bayreuth electress of Saxony.JPG Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
(Hohenzollern)
1 November 161213 November 16388 October 1656
husband's accession
22 August 1680
husband's death
20 March 1687 John George II
Anna Sophie of Denmark electress of Saxony.jpg Anna Sophie of Denmark Frederick III of Denmark
(Oldenburg)
1 September 16479 October 166622 August 1680
husband's accession
12 September 1691
husband's death
1 July 1717 John George III
Eleonore Erdmuthe Louise von Sachsen-Eisenach.jpg Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
(Wettin)
13 April 166217 April 169227 April 1694
husband's death
9 September 1696 John George IV
Christiane Eberhardine von Brandenburg-Bayreuth.PNG Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
(Hohenzollern)
19 December 167120 January 169327 April 1694
husband's accession
4 September 1727 Frederick Augustus I
Queen Maria Josepha, Wife of King Augustus III of Poland.jpg Maria Josepha of Austria Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg)
8 December 169920 August 17191 February 1733
husband's accession
17 November 1757 Frederick Augustus II
Maria Antonia Walpurgis von Bayern, Mengs, 1752.jpg Maria Antonia of Bavaria Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
(Wittelsbach)
18 July 172420 June 17475 October 1763
husband's accession
17 December 1763
husband's death
23 April 1780 Frederick Christian
Brandt Maria Amalie Auguste.jpg Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
(Palatinate-Birkenfeld)
10 May 175229 January 176920 December 1806
elevated to Queen consort
15 November 1828 Frederick Augustus III

Albertine Ducal Saxony

Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels

Duchesses of Saxe-Weissenfels
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeathHusband
Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.jpg Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg
(Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
1 July 162723 November 164722 April 1657
husband's accession
11 December 1669 August
Leiningen-westerburg.JPG Johanna Walpurgis of Leiningen-Westerburg George William, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg
(Leiningen-Westerburg)
3 June 164729 January 16724 August 1680
husband's death
4 November 1687
Johanna Magdalena von Sachsen-Altenburg.jpg Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg Frederick William II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
(Wettin)
14 January 165625 October 16714 August 1680
husband's accession
22 January 1686 John Adolph I
Friederike Elisabeth of Saxe-Eisenach, duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels.jpg Fredericka Elisabeth of Saxe-Eisenach John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
(Wettin)
5 May 16697 January 169816 March 1712
husband's death
12 November 1730 John George
Stolberg wappen.svg Louise Christine of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg Christoph Louis I, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg
(Stolberg)
21 January 167512 May 171228 June 1736
husband's death
16 May 1738 Christian
FriederikeSaGoAltSaWeis.jpg Fredericka of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
(Wettin)
17 July 171527 November 173428 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 von Anhalt-Dessau 1.JPG Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(Ascania)
1 May 166530 March 16865 October 1706 Henry
WappenWuerttembergOels.jpg Auguste Louise of Württemberg-Oels Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels
(Württemberg)
21 January 169818 February 172116 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 166713 February 171116 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

Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeathHusband
Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein duchess of Saxe-Merseburg.jpg Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)
22 September 163419 November 165022 April 1657
husband's accession
18 October 1691
husband's death
20 May 1701 Christian I
Erdmuthe Dorothea von Sachsen-Zeitz.jpg Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
(Wettin)
13 November 166114 October 167918 October 1691
husband's accession
20 October 1694
husband's death
29 April 1720 Christian II
Henriette Charlotte of Nassau-Idstein, Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg.jpg Henriette Charlotte of Nassau-Idstein George August, Count of Nassau-Idstein
(Nassau-Idstein)
9 November 16934 November 171121 April 1731
husband's death
8 April 1734 Maurice William
Elisabeth, 1668-1738, prinsessa av Mecklenburg-Gustrow (David von Krafft) - Nationalmuseum - 15549.tif Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Güstrow Gustav Adolf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
(Mecklenburg-Güstrow)
3 September 166829 March 169221 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
Hedvig, 1666-1755, prinsessa av Mecklenburg-Gustow hertiginna av Sachsen-Merseburg - Nationalmuseum - 15535.tif Hedwig of Mecklenburg-Güstrow Gustav Adolf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
(Mecklenburg-Güstrow)
12 January 16661 December 16861691
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
Wappen-Ernestiner.jpg Eleonore Sophie of Saxe-Weimar Johann Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
(Wettin)
22 March 16609 July 16844 February 1687 Philipp
Luise-Elisabeth-von-Sachsen.jpg Louise Elisabeth of Württemberg-Oels Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels
(Württemberg)
22 February 167317 August 16881 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, 1668-1738, prinsessa av Mecklenburg-Gustrow (David von Krafft) - Nationalmuseum - 15549.tif Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Güstrow Gustav Adolf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
(Mecklenburg-Güstrow)
3 September 166829 March 16921694
husband's accession
21 April 1731
became Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg
25 August 1738 Henry

Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz

Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeathHusband
Arolsen Klebeband 02 003 7.jpg Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Weimar Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
(Wettin)
14 October 16413 July 165622 April 1657
husband's accession
11 June 1675 Maurice
Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg duchess of Saxe-Zeitz.jpg Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg Philipp Louis, Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg)
4 May 165314 June 16764 December 1681
husband's death
19 August 1684
Duchess Maria Amalia of Saxony-Zeitz c 1700.jpg Marie Amalie of Brandenburg Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)
16 November 167025 June 168915 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
WappenWuerttembergOels.jpg Sophie Angelika of Württemberg-Oels Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels
(Württemberg)
30 May 167723 April 1699after 23 April 1699
husband receives appanage
11 November 1700 Frederick Henry
Anna Fredericka Philippine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg duchess of of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt.jpg Anna Fredericka Philippine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg Philipp Louis, Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg)
4 July 166527 February 170218 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.

Ernestine Saxony

Duchess of Saxe-Weimar

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Dorothea Susanne of Simmern.jpg Dorothea Susanne of the Palatinate Frederick III, Elector Palatine
(Wittelsbach)
15 November 154415 June 15601572
Saxe-Weimar created
2 March 1573
husband's death
8 April 1592 John William
Sophie of Wurttemberg 1563.jpeg Sophie of Württemberg Christoph, Duke of Württemberg
(Württemberg)
20 November 15635 May 158321 July 1590 Frederick William I
Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg.jpg Anna Maria of the Palatinate-Neuburg Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
(Wittelsbach)
18 August 15759 September 15917 July 1602
husband's death
11 February 1643
DorotheaMariavonSachsen-Weimar.jpg Dorothea Maria of Anhalt Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt
(Ascania)
2 July 15747 January 15937 July 1602
husband's accession
18 July 1605
husband's death
18 July 1617 John
Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau.jpg Eleonore Dorothea of Anhalt-Dessau John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
(Ascania)
16 February 160223 May 162517 May 1662
husband's death
26 December 1664 William
Christine Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg John Christian, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg)
23 June 163814 August 165617 May 1662
husband's accession
7 June 1679 John Ernest II
Charlotte Marie of Saxe-Jena.jpg Charlotte Marie of Saxe-Jena Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena
(Saxe-Jena)
20 December 16692 November 168323 August 1690
divorce
6 January 1703 William Ernest
co-Duke
Princess Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst.jpg Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
(Ascania)
9 March 166311 October 168514 September 1694 John Ernest III
co-Duke
Charlotte von Hessen-Homburg.jpg Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
(Hesse-Homburg)
17 June 16724 November 169410 May 1707
husband's death
29 August 1738
Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Kothen, duchess of Saxe-Weimar.jpg Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen Emmanuel Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
(Ascania)
29 November 169424 January 171629 September 1728 Ernest Augustus I
Sophie Charlotte Albertine Herzogin von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach geb. Prinzessin von Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1713-1747).jpg Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
(Hohenzollern)
27 July 17137 April 17342 March 1747
Weimar Anna Amalia Bibliothek@Anna Amalie von Sachsen-Weimar (1).JPG Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Brunswick-Bevern)
24 October 173916 March 175628 May 1758
husband's death
10 April 1807 Ernest Augustus II
Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt, grand duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.jpg Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
(Hesse-Darmstadt)
30 January 17573 October 17751809
Weimar and Eisenach united
14 February 1830 Charles Augustus

Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeathHusband
MansfeldWappen.gif Elisabeth of Mansfeld-Hinterort John, Count of Mansfeld-Hinterort
(Mansfeld)
156523 November 159112 April 1596 John Ernest
Anna of Saxony 1567.jpeg Anna of Saxony Augustus, Elector of Saxony
(Wettin)
16 November 156716 January 158612 December 1593
divorce
27 January 1613 John Casimir

Duchess of Saxe-Coburg

First Creation
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
1573 Margareta.jpg Margaret of Brunswick-Lüneburg William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
6 April 157316 September 159916 July 1633
husband's death
7 August 1643 John Casimir
Arms of the house of Hesse (1479-1642-1659).svg Christine of Hesse-Kassel William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
19 October 157814 May 159816 July 1633
husband's accession
23 October 1638
husband's death
19 August 1658 John Ernest
Second Creation
Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel.JPG Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
7 January 163818 July 16761680
husband's accession
15 February 1687 Albert V

Duchess of Saxe-Eisenach

First Creation
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Arms of the house of Hesse (1479-1642-1659).svg Christine of Hesse-Kassel William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
(Hesse-Kassel)
19 October 157814 May 159823 October 1638
husband's death
19 August 1658 John Ernest
Second Creation
Dorothea of Saxe-Altenburg Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
(Wettin)
26 June 160124 June 16331640
Saxe-Eisenach partitioned from Weimar
20 December 1644
husband's death
10 April 1675 Albert IV
Third Creation
Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel.JPG Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
7 January 163818 January 166322 November 1668
husband's death
15 February 1687 Adolf William
Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein Ernest, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein
(Sayn-Wittgenstein)
27 August 163229 May 166123 February 1671
husband's accession
19 September 1686
husband's death
28 September 1701 John George I
Wurttemberg 1495.gif Sophie Charlotte of Württemberg Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg
(Württemberg)
22 February 167120 September 168810 November 1698
husband's death
11 September 1717 John George II
Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach duchess of Saxe-Eisenach.JPG Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach Margrave Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach
(Zähringen)
12 September 167827 February 169710 November 1698
husband's accession
10 July 1707 John William III
Magdalena Sybilla of Saxe-Weissenfels,duchess of Saxe-Eisenach.jpg Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
(Wettin)
3 September 167328 July 170828 November 1726
Marie Christine Felizitas of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim Johann Karl August, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg
(Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim)
29 December 169229 May 172714 January 1729
husband's death
3 June 1734
Anna Sophia Charlotte of Brandenburg-Schwedt, duchess of Saxe-Eisenach.jpg Anna Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Schwedt Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt
(Hohenzollern)
24 December 17063 June 172314 January 1729
husband's accession
26 July 1741
husband's death
3 January 1751 William Henry
Sophie Charlotte Albertine Herzogin von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach geb. Prinzessin von Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1713-1747).jpg Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
(Hohenzollern)
27 July 17137 April 173426 July 1741
husband's accession
2 March 1747 Ernest Augustus I
AnnaAmalievonSachsenWeimarEisenach.jpg Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Brunswick-Bevern)
24 October 173916 March 175628 May 1758
husband's death
10 April 1807 Ernest Augustus II
Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt, grand duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.jpg Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
(Hesse-Darmstadt)
30 January 17573 October 17751809
Weimar and Eisenach united
14 February 1830 Charles Augustus

Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg

First Creation
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
1593 Elisabeth.jpg Elisabeth of Brünswick-Wolfenbüttel Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf)
23 June 159325 October 16181 April 1639
husband's death
25 March 1650 John Philip
Sophie Elisabeth of Brandenburg and Frederick William II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.jpg Sophie Elisabeth of Brandenburg Margrave Christian William of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)
1 February 161618 September 16381 April 1639
husband accession
16 March 1650 Frederick William II
Magdalena Sibylle von Sachsen.jpg Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony John George I, Elector of Saxony
(Wettin)
23 December 161711 October 16526 January 1668
Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg, duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.jpg Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
(Saxe-Altenburg)
10 October 161924 October 163614 April 1672
husband accession
26 March 1675
husband's death
20 December 1680 Ernest I
Second Creation
AMALIEDUCHESSOFSAXE-ALTENBURG edite.jpg Amelia of Württemberg Duke Louis of Württemberg
(Württemberg)
28 June 179924 April 181729 September 1834
husband's accession
28 November 1848 Joseph
Marie zu Mecklenburg (1803-1862) in 1803.jpg Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
(Mecklenburg-Schwerin)
31 March 18037 October 182530 November 1848
husband accession
3 August 1853
husband's death
26 October 1862 George
Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau.jpg Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt
(Ascania)
24 June 182428 April 18533 August 1853
husband accession
23 October 1897 Ernest I
Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe, duchess of Saxe-Altenburg.jpeg Adelaide of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe
(Schaumburg-Lippe)
22 September 187527 February 18987 February 1908
husband accession
13 November 1918
German Revolution
27 January 1971 Ernest II

Duchess of Saxe-Gotha

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg, duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.jpg Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
(Saxe-Altenburg)
10 October 161924 October 16361640
husband accession
26 March 1675
husband's death
20 December 1680 Ernest I

Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Duchess of Saxe-Gotha and Altenburg
PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg, duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.jpg Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
(Saxe-Altenburg)
10 October 161924 October 163614 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 Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.jpg Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
(Saxe-Weissenfels)
2 September 164814 November 166926 March 1675
husband accession
7 January 1681 Frederick I
Princess Christine of Baden-Durlach.jpg Christine of Baden-Durlach Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
(Zähringen)
22 April 164514 August 16812 August 1691
husband's death
21 December 1705
Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst.JPG Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
(Ascania)
13 October 16797 June 169623 March 1732
husband's death
11 October 1740 Frederick II
Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen, duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 2.jpg Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen Ernest Louis I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
(Saxe-Meiningen)
10 August 171017 September 172923 March 1732
husband's accession
22 October 1767 Frederick III
Charlotte Amalie of Saxe-Meiningen.jpg Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
(Saxe-Meiningen)
11 September 175121 March 176910 March 1772
husband's accession
20 April 1804
husband's death
25 April 1827 Ernest II
Karoline Amalie of Hesse-Kassel.jpg Caroline Amalie of Hesse-Kassel William I, Elector of Hesse
(Hesse-Kassel)
11 July 177124 April 180220 April 1804
husband's accession
27 May 1822
husband's death
22 February 1848 Augustus

Duchess of Saxe-Marksuhl

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein Ernest, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein
(Sayn-Wittgenstein)
27 August 163229 May 166117 May 1662
husband's accession
23 February 1671
Union of Marksuhl and Eisenach
28 September 1701 John George I

Duchess of Saxe-Jena

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Marie Charlotte de La Tremoille by Anonymous.jpg Marie Charlotte de la Trémoille Henri de La Trémoille
(La Trémoille)
26 January 163218 July 16621672
husband's accession
3 May 1678
husband's death
24 August 1682 Bernhard II

Duchess of Saxe-Eisenberg

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Schlosskirche Eisenberg Christiana2.jpg Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
(Wettin)
1 June 165913 February 167713 March 1679 Christian
Schlosskirche Eisenberg Sophia Maria2.jpg Sophie Marie of Hesse-Darmstadt Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
(Hesse-Darmstadt)
7 May 16619 February 168128 April 1707
husband's death
22 August 1712

Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Herzogin Sophia Henriette von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.jpg Sophie Henriette of Waldeck Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck
(Waldeck)
3 August 166230 November 168015 October 1702 Ernest
Sophie Albertine of Erbach-Erbach duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen.JPG Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach Georg Ludwig I, Count of Erbach-Erbach
(Erbach-Erbach)
30 July 16834 February 170417 October 1715
husband's accession
9 March 1724
husband's death
4 September 1742 Ernest Frederick I
Caroline of Erbach-Furstenau duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen.JPG Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau Philipp Karl, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau
(Erbach-Fürstenau)
29 September 170019 June 172613 August 1745
husband's death
7 May 1758 Ernest Frederick II
Wahl - Louise of Denmark, Statens Museum for Kunst.jpg Louise of Denmark Christian VI of Denmark
(Oldenburg)
19 October 17261 October 17498 August 1756 Ernest Frederick III
Herzogin Christiane Charlotte von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.jpg Christiane Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
(Hohenzollern)
15 October 173320 January 17578 October 1757
Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen.JPG Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
(Saxe-Weimar)
4 January 17401 July 175823 September 1780
husband's death
10 June 1786
Charlottesahi1800.JPG Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg
(Mecklenburg-Strelitz)
17 November 17693 September 178514 May 1818 Frederick

Duchess of Saxe-Römhild

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Marie Elisabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt.jpg Marie Elisabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
(Hesse-Darmstadt)
11 March 16561 March 167613 May 1710
husband's death
16 August 1715 Henry

Duchess of Saxe-Saalfeld

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Herzog Sachsen-Merseburg.jpg Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Merseburg Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
(Saxe-Merseburg)
4 August 166018 February 16802 August 1686 John Ernest IV
CharlotteJohannaWaldeckPiermont.jpg Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
(Waldeck)
13 December 16642 December 16901 February 1699

Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt.jpg Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
(Hesse-Darmstadt)
26 November 164720 November 167126 March 1675
husband's accession
19 April 1680 Bernhard I
Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel.jpg Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Welf)
30 September 165825 January 168127 April 1706
husband's death
15 March 1729
Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Gotha, duchess of Saxe-Meiningen.jpg Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
(Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg)
22 January 167419 September 170427 April 1706
husband's accession
18 April 1713 Ernst Ludwig I
Elisabeth Sophie von Brandenburg Gedeon Romandon 001.JPG Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
(Hohenzollern)
5 April 16743 June 171424 November 1724
husband's death
22 November 1748
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal.JPG Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal
(Hesse-Philippsthal)
11 August 173026 September 175027 January 1763
husband's death
7 September 1801 Anton Ulrich
1764 Luise.JPG Louise of Stolberg-Gedern Christian Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern
(Stolberg-Gedern)
13 October 17645 June 178021 July 1782
husband's death
24 May 1834 Charles William
LouiseEleonoreSaMei.JPG Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
(Hohenlohe-Langenburg)
11 August 176327 November 178224 December 1803
husband's death
30 April 1837 George I
Marie Fredericka of Hesse-Kassel.jpg Marie Fredericka of Hesse-Kassel William II, Elector of Hesse
(Hesse-Kassel)
6 September 180423 March 182520 September 1866
husband's abdication
4 January 1888 Bernhard II
FeodoraS-M.jpg Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
(Hohenlohe-Langenburg)
7 July 183923 October 185820 September 1866
husband's accession
30 March 1872 George II
Charlotte, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen.jpg Charlotte of Prussia Frederick III, German Emperor
(Hohenzollern)
24 July 186018 February 187825 June 1914
husband's accession
10 November 1918
husband's abdication
1 October 1919 Bernhard III

Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Anna Sofia di Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, duchessa di Sassonia-Coburgo-Saalfeld.jpg Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
(Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt)
9 September 17002 January 17234 September 1745
husband's accession
16 September 1764
husband's death
11 December 1780 Francis Josias
Sophie Antonie of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, duchess of SAaxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.jpg Sophia Antonia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Brunswick-Bevern)
3 January 172423 April 174916 September 1764
husband's accession
8 September 1800
husband's death
17 March 1802 Ernest Frederick
Augusta di Reuss-Ebersdorf, duchessa di Sassonia-Coburgo-Saalfeld.jpg Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf
(Reuss-Ebersdorf)
19 January 175713 June 17778 September 1800
husband's accession
9 December 1806
husband's death
16 November 1831 Francis
Luise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.jpg Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
(Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg)
21 December 180031 July 181731 March 1826
divorce
16 November 1831 Ernest III

Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Marie Wurttenberg 1799-1860.JPG Marie of Württemberg Duke Alexander of Württemberg
(Württemberg)
17 September 179923 December 183229 January 1844
husband's death
24 September 1860 Ernest I
Alexandrina Duchess Saxe Coburg, 1842.jpg Alexandrine of Baden Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden
(Zähringen)
6 December 182013 May 184229 January 1844
husband's accession
22 August 1893
husband's death
20 December 1904 Ernest II
Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.jpg Maria Alexandrovna of Russia Alexander II of Russia
(Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov)
17 October 185323 January 187422 August 1893
husband's accession
30 July 1900
husband's death
24 October 1920 Alfred
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1989-1010-501, Viktoria Adelheid von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha.jpg Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
(Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg)
31 December 188511 October 190514 November 1918
German Revolution
3 October 1970 Charles Edward

Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame DuchessCeased to be DuchessDeath Husband
Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt, grand duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.jpg Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
(Hesse-Darmstadt)
30 January 17573 October 17751809
Weimar and Eisenach united
21 April 1815
become Grand Duchess
14 February 1830 Charles Augustus

Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame Grand DuchessCeased to be Grand DuchessDeath Husband
Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt, grand duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.jpg Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
(Hesse-Darmstadt)
30 January 17573 October 17751815
elevated to Grand Duchess
14 June 1828
husband's death
14 February 1830 Charles Augustus
Maria Pavlovna of Russia by V.Borovikovskiy (1800s, Pavlovsk).jpg Maria Pavlovna of Russia Paul I of Russia
(Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov)
16 February 17863 August 180414 June 1828
husband's accession
8 July 1853
husband's death
23 June 1859 Charles Frederick
Sophie Netherlands.JPG Sophie of the Netherlands William II of the Netherlands
(Orange-Nassau)
8 April 18248 October 18428 July 1853
husband's accession
23 March 1897 Charles Alexander
Caroline of Reuss-Greiz, grand duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.jpg Caroline Reuss of Greiz Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
(Reuss-Greiz)
13 July 188430 April 190317 January 1905 William Ernest
Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, grand duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.jpg Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen
(Saxe-Meiningen)
29 May 189021 January 19109 November 1918
Grand Duchy abolished
12 March 1972

Royal Saxony

Queen of Saxony

PictureNameFatherBirthMarriageBecame QueenCeased to be QueenDeath Husband
Brandt Maria Amalie Auguste.jpg Amalie of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
(Palatinate-Birkenfeld)
10 May 175229 January 176920 December 1806
elevated to Queen consort
5 May 1827
husband's death
15 November 1828 Frederick Augustus I
Giannini, Vincenzo - Portrait of Maria Theresa of Austria (1767-1827).jpg Maria Theresa of Austria Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg-Lorraine)
30 January 17578 October 17875 May 1827
husband's accession
7 November 1827 Anthony
Joseph Karl Stieler - Maria Anna von Bayern 1805-1877.jpg Maria Anna of Bavaria Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
27 January 180524 April 18336 June 1836
husband's accession
9 August 1854
husband's death
13 September 1877 Frederick Augustus II
Stieler - Amalie Auguste of Bavaria - Galerie Neue Meister.jpg Amalie Auguste of Bavaria Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach)
13 November 180122 November 18229 August 1854
husband's accession
29 October 1873
husband's death
8 November 1877 John
QueenCarolaofSaxony.jpg Carola of Vasa Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden
(Holstein-Gottorp)
5 August 183318 June 185329 October 1873
husband's accession
19 June 1902
husband's death
15 December 1907 Albert

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  1. According to different interpretations of when Duke John I and his brother Duke Albert II definitely split their commonly ruled Duchy of Saxony into Saxe-Lauenburg and Saxe-Wittenberg, either in 1269, 1272 or 1282, one can argue, that Agnes was a co-consort (if the definite split was in 1282 only) or not (if it happened before her marriage in 1273).
  2. Albert III ruled 1296–1305 with his brothers John II and Eric I. Albert ruled alone in his partitioned branch duchy Saxe-Ratzeburg until his childless death in 1308.
  3. Eric I ruled between 1296 and 1305 with his brothers John II and Albert III, thereafter alone in his partitioned branch duchy Saxe-Ratzeburg-Lauenburg until his resignation in 1338.
  4. Eric V rule with his brother John IV, who never married, until the latter's death in 1414.
  5. Magnus II ruled with his brothers Francis II and Maurice.
  6. Francis II ruled with his brothers Magnus II (till 1588) and Maurice (till 1612).
  7. Maurice ruled with his brothers Magnus II (till 1588) and Francis II.