Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt

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Reign 1745–1764		Name Princess Sophie

Born 9 September 1700Rudolstadt ( 1700-09-09 ) Issue Ernest FrederickPrince Johann WilhelmPrincess Anna SophiePrince Christian FranzCharlotte Sophie, Duchess of Mecklenburg-SchwerinPrincess Fredericka MagdalenePrincess Fredericka CarolinePrince Josias Father Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Mother Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Died December 11, 1780, Romhild, Germany Spouse Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (m. 1723) Children Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Parents Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Grandchildren Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Grandparents Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Muhlingen

Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (9 September 1700 – 11 December 1780) was a Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

She was the daughter of Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (15 October 1667 – 24 June 1718) and Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1670–1728).

Family

On 2 January 1723 in Rudolstadt, she married Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. They had the following children:

Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Saalfeld, 8 March 1724 – Coburg, 8 September 1800); great-grandfather of King Leopold II of Belgium, Carlota of Mexico, Queen Victoria, and Prince Albert.

Prince Johann Wilhelm of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 11 May 1726 – Hohenfriedberg, 4 June 1745); killed in battle.

Princess Anna Sophia of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 3 September 1727 – Coburg, 10 November 1728)

Prince Christian Franz of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 25 January 1730 – Coburg, 18 September 1797)

Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 24 September 1731 – Schwerin, 2 August 1810); married on 13 May 1755 Duke Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Princess Friederike Magdalene of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 21 August 1733 – Coburg, 29 March 1734)

Princess Friederike Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 24 June 1735 – Schlos Schwaningen, 18 February 1791), married on 22 November 1754 Karl Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, 26 December 1737 – Coburg, 26 February 1815)

9 September 1700 – 2 January 1723: Her Serene Highness Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

2 January 1723 - 16 September 1764: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

16 September 1764 - 11 December 1780: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

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