Duchess Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (22 December 1670 – 28 December 1728) was a princess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was a duchy ruled by the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin in today's Thuringia, Germany.It was nominally created in 1672 when Frederick William III, the last duke of Saxe-Altenburg, died and Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha , inherited the major part of his possessions...

 and Duchess in Saxony.

Ancestry

She was the daughter of Friedrich I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1646–1691) and Magdalena Sibylle, Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels

Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels

Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels was a German noblewoman.She was a daughter of August, duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and his wife Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Her paternal grandparents were John George I, Elector of Saxony, and Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.On 14 November 1669, she married...

 (1648–1680).

Her father was a fourth-generation descendant of John Frederick, Elector of Saxony

John Frederick, Elector of Saxony

John Frederick I of Saxony , called John the Magnanimous, was Elector of Saxony and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany , "Champion of the Reformation".-Early years:...

 in direct male line. He was also a fourth-generation descendant of his wife Sybille of Cleves

Sybille of Cleves

Sybille of Cleves was Electress consort of Saxony.She was the eldest daughter of John III, Duke of Cleves, and a sister of Anne of Cleves and Amalia of Cleves. Sybille's mother was Maria of Jülich-Berg .In September, 1526 Sybille married John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony...

 who was daughter of Johann III, Duke of Cleves and older sister of both Anne of Cleves

Anne of Cleves

Anne of Cleves was a German noblewoman and the fourth wife of Henry VIII of England and as such she was Queen of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540. The marriage was never consummated, and she was not crowned queen consort...

 and Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg was a Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg .William was born in and died in Düsseldorf. He was the only son of John III, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, and Maria, Duchess of Jülich-Berg. William took over rule of his father's estates upon his death in 1539...

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The Elector was father to John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

John William , was a duke of Saxe-Weimar. He was also the last Duke of Saxony and Landgrave of Thuringia.He was the second son of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, and Sybille of Cleves....

 (1530–1573). He married Dorothea Susanne Wittelsbach

Wittelsbach

The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.Members of the family served as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria , Counts Palatine of the Rhine , Margraves of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland , Elector-Archbishops of Cologne , Dukes of...

, a daughter of Frederick III, Elector Palatine

Frederick III, Elector Palatine

Frederick III of Simmern, the Pious, Elector Palatine of the Rhine was a ruler from the house of Wittelsbach, branch Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim. He was a son of John II of Simmern and inherited the Palatinate from the childless Elector Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine in 1559...

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They were parents to John, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1570–1605). He married Dorothea Marie of Anhalt-Zerbst

Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst

Anhalt-Zerbst was a principality located in Germany. It was established for the first time in 1252 following the partition of the principality of Anhalt. The capital of the state was located at Zerbst. Anhalt-Zerbst ceased to exist in 1396 when it was partitioned between Anhalt-Dessau and...

, a granddaughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg

Christoph, Duke of Württemberg

Christoph of Württemberg, Duke of Württemberg ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1550 until his death in 1568....

 and great-granddaughter of Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg

Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg

Herzog Ulrich von Württemberg succeeded his kinsman Eberhard II as Duke of Württemberg in 1498, being declared of age in 1503.-Early life:...

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John and Dorothea Maria were parents to Ernst I, Duke of Saxe Coburg. He married his cousin Elizabeth Sophie, Heiress of Saxe-Altenburg

Saxe-Altenburg

Saxe-Altenburg was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia.-History:The duchy originated from the medieval Burgraviate of Altenburg in the Imperial Pleissnerland , a possession of the Wettin Margraves of Meissen since 1243...

. As a result their son Friedrich I inherited both Duchies as the Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg in 1675.

Marriage

She married Ludwig Friedrich I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (15 October 1667- 24 June 1718). They had the following children:

• Friedrich Anton
• Amalie Magdalene
• Sophie Luise
• Sophie Juliane
• Wilhelm Ludwig
• Christiane Dorothea
• Albrecht Anton
• Emilie Juliane
• Anna Sophie, ancestor of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their cousins Carlota of Mexico
  Charlotte of Belgium
  Charlotte of Belgium is remembered today as Carlota of Mexico as empress consort of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, ex-Archduke of Austria.-Princess of Belgium:The only daughter of Leopold I, King of the Belgians by his second wife,...
  
   and Leopold II of Belgium
  Leopold II of Belgium
  Leopold II was the second king of the Belgians. Born in Brussels the second son of Leopold I and Louise-Marie of Orléans, he succeeded his father to the throne on 17 December 1865 and remained king until his death.Leopold is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free...
  
  
• Dorothea Sofie
• Luise Friederike
• Magdalene Sibylle
• Ludwig Günther IV

Ancestry

External links

• A pedigree of her