August, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig
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August, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig (Merseburg
Merseburg
Merseburg is a town in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt on the river Saale, approx. 14 km south of Halle . It is the capital of the Saalekreis district. It had a diocese founded by Archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg....

, 15 February 1655 – Zörbig
Zörbig
' is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km west of Bitterfeld, and 20 km northeast of Halle . Zörbig is well-known for its molasses made from sugar beets....

, 27 March 1715), was a German prince and member of the House of Wettin.

He was the third but second surviving son of Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg , was the first duke of Saxe-Merseburg and a member of the House of Wettin....

 and Christiane of Schelswig-Holstein-Glücksburg.

Life

In order to give his three younger sons a proper land to live, Duke Christian I, before his death assigned to them in each case his own small territories as appanage
Appanage
An apanage or appanage or is the grant of an estate, titles, offices, or other things of value to the younger male children of a sovereign, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture...

s; however, the allowances of them remained in the Saxe-Merseburg main line and with this, their powers over that lands were strongly limited. August received the town of Zörbig
Zörbig
' is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km west of Bitterfeld, and 20 km northeast of Halle . Zörbig is well-known for its molasses made from sugar beets....

 and founded the line of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig.

Shortly after, August shifted his household from to Zörbig to Alt-Stargard, who he received from his father-in-law as a dowry. His dominion there led to an exceptional flourish. So the reconstruction measures of his father were continued in the region damaged by the Thirty Year's War.

Since 1694 he began the arrangements of the Schloss Zörbig into a new and comfortable residence; however, August died before the finishing of the constructions. After his death his wife Hedwig and their only surviving daughter Caroline used the Schloss as a widow's seat.

Marriage and issue

In Güstrow
Güstrow
Güstrow is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany the capital of the district of Güstrow. It has a population of 30,500 and is the seventh largest town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Since 2006 Güstrow has the official suffix Barlachstadt.-Geography:The town of Güstrow is located...

 on 1 December 1686 August married with Hedwig of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. They had eight children:
  1. Christiane Magdalene (b. Zörbig, 11 March 1687 - d. Merseburg, 21 March 1689).
  2. Stillborn daughter (Alt-Stargard, Mecklenburg, 30 December 1689).
  3. Caroline Auguste (b. Zörbig, 10 March 1691 - d. Zörbig, 23 September 1743).
  4. Hedwig Eleonore (b. Zörbig, 26 February 1693 - d. Zörbig, 31 August 1693).
  5. Gustav Frederick (b. Zörbig, 28 October 1694 - d. Zörbig, 24 May 1695).
  6. August (b. Zörbig, 26 February 1696 - d. Zörbig, 26 March 1696).
  7. Stillborn twin sons (1707).


Because he died without surviving male issue, Zörbig mas merged by the duchy of Saxe-Merseburg.
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