Eleonore of Anhalt-Zerbst (10 November 1608, Zerbst

Zerbst

Zerbst is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until the administrative reform of 2007, Zerbst was the capital of the Anhalt-Zerbst district. Since the 1 January 2010 local government reform, Zerbst has about 24,000 inhabitants.It is not clear when was it founded;...

 – 2 November 1681, Østerholm Castle, Als) was a member of the House of Ascania and a princess of the 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...

 by births and by marriage Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg

The sub-duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg emerged as a collateral line of the House Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. The region of Norburg is on the island of Als.- Historic overview :...

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Life

Eleanor was a daughter of Prince Rudolph of Anhalt-Zerbst

Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Rudolph of Anhalt-Zerbst , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the unified principality of Anhalt...

 (1576-1621) from his first marriage to Dorothea Hedwig

Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was a princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by birth and by marriage Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst.- Life :...

 (1587-1609) , daughter of Duke Heinrich Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

She married on 15 February 1632 in Norburg with Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg

Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg

Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg was Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg.- Life :...

 (1581-1658). She was his second wife. The ducal court in Nordborg had meager financial resources and Eleanor's children had to seek a career elsewhere . The theologian Christoph Wilhelm Megander acted as her confessor from 1653 onwards. During the reign of her step-son John Bogislaw, the duchy experienced a bankruptcy and the fief was terminated by Denmark.

Eleanor died in 1681 on her widow's seat Østerholm Castle on Als

Als

Als is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea. It lies east of the Jutland peninsula of Denmark at the town of Sønderborg, and north of the German coast at Schleswig. Covering an area of 321 km² , the island has a total population of 51,322 as of 1 January 2010...

 and was buried beside her husband.

Issue

From her marriage Eleanor had the following children:

• Unnamed child (1633-1633)
• Elisabeth Juliane (1634-1704)

married in 1656 Duke Anton Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1633-1714)

• Dorothea Hedwig, abbess of Gandersheim Abbey
  Gandersheim Abbey
  Gandersheim Abbey is a former house of secular canonesses in the present town of Bad Gandersheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was founded in 852 by Duke Liudolf of Saxony, progenitor of the Liudolfing or Ottonian dynasty, whose rich endowments ensured its stability and prosperity.The "Imperial...
  
  from 1665 to 1678

married in 1678 Count Christopher of Rantzau-Hohenfeld (1625-1696)

• Christian Augustus (1639-1687), English admiral
• Louise Amöna (1642-1685)

married in 1665 Count John Frederick I of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Oehringen (1617-1702)

• Rudolph Frederick (1645-1688)

married in 1680 Countess Bibiane of Promnitz (1649-1685)