Noble family House of Ascania Name Elisabeth of | Died January 20, 1723 | |
Father Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode Mother Johanna Elisabeth of Nassau-Hadamar Born 11 February 1647 ( 1647-02-11 ) Spouse William Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Kothen, Augustus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon-Norburg Children Prince Christian Charles of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon-Norburg Parents Johanna Elisabeth of Nassau-Hadamar, Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode Grandchildren Frederick Charles, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plon Grandparents John Louis of Nassau-Hadamar, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg | ||
Elizabeth Charlotte of Anhalt-Harzgerode (11 February 1647 – 20 January 1723) was a Princess of Anhalt-Harzgerode by birth and by marriage Princess of Anhalt-Köthen and later Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg.
Life
She was the daughter of Prince Frederick and his first wife Johanna Elisabeth of Nassau-Hadamar. She married twice. Her first husband was William Louis. After he died in 1665, she married Duke Augustus of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Norburg.
From her second marriage she had the following children:
- Magdalena Juliana, Countess Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
- Juliana Louise, Princess of East Frisia (1698-1721)
After the death of her second husband, she lived at her widow seat, Østerholm Castle on Als Island. In the dispute about the status of Christian Charles's marriage and his son's ability to inherited Schleswig-Holstein-Plön, she supported her daughter-in-law and former lady-in-waiting Dorothea Christina.