Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg

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Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg duchess of Saxe-Zeitz.jpg
Duchess consort of Saxe-Zeitz
Tenure1676-1681
Born(1653-05-04)4 May 1653
Homburg vor der Höhe
Died19 August 1684(1684-08-19) (aged 31)
Schleusingen
Spouse Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
House Oldenburg
Father Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
Mother Anna Margaret of Hesse-Homburg

Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (4 May 1653 - 19 August 1684), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Oldenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz.

Born in Homburg vor der Höhe, she was the third of fifteen children born from the second marriage of Philip Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg with Anna Margaret of Hesse-Homburg. From her fourteen full-siblings, only seven survived to adulthood: Frederick, Charles Louis, Eleanor Margaret (by marriage Princess of Liechtenstein), William Christian, Sophie Magdalene (Abbess in Quedlinburg), Anna Fredericka Philippine (by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt) and Johanna Magdalene Louise. In addition, she had two further older half-siblings from her father's first marriage with Catharina of Waldeck-Wildungen, of whom only one survived: Dorothea Elisabeth (by her two marriages Countess of Sinzendorf, Rabutin and Marchioness de Fremonville).

Life

In Wiesenburg on 14 June 1676, Sophie Elisabeth married Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz as his third wife. They had no children.

Sophie Elisabeth died in Schleusingen aged 31. [1] She was buried in the Hallenkrypta of the Dom St.Peter und Paul, Zeitz.

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References

  1. "Memorials of Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg".
Sophie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg
Born: 4 May 1653 Died: 19 August 1684
German royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Dorothea Maria of Saxe-Weimar
Duchess consort of Saxe-Zeitz
1676–1681
Vacant
Title next held by
Marie Amalie of Brandenburg