Name Princess Wilhelmina | ||
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Mother Johanna Charlotte of Waldeck-Wildungen Born 9 August 1693 Saalfeld ( 1693-08-09 ) Grandchildren Friederike Sophie Auguste of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Grandparents Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg Similar Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine of Saxe Coburg Saalfeld, Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe Altenburg, Anna Sophie of Saxe Gotha Altenburg Died 4 December 1727 (aged 34) Rudolstadt | ||
Princess Sophia Wilhelmina of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (9 August 1693 in Saalfeld – 4 December 1727 in Rudolstadt), was a Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld by birth, and Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt by marriage.
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Life
Sophia Wilhelmina was the eldest daughter of John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1658–1729) from his second marriage to Johanna Charlotte (1644–1699), daughter of Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen. The bond between the two families was further strengthened three years later, when her brother, Francis Josias, married her husband's sister, Anna Sophia. The close bond with the very pious court at Rudolstadt also meant that pietism gained a foothold in Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Sophia Wilhelmina's half-brother, Christian Ernest II, supported this development.
Marriage and issue
On 8 February 1720 in Saalfeld, Sophie Wilhelmine married Frederick Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. The couple had the following children: