Reign 1685-1694 | Name Princess Auguste | |
Born 9 March 1663Zerbst ( 1663-03-09 ) Issue Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-WeimarPrincess Johanna Charlotte | ||
Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst (9 March 1663 – 14 September 1694), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Ascania and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar.
Born in Zerbst, she was the eleventh of fourteen children born from the marriage of John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst and Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp. From her thirteen older and younger siblings, only four survive adulthood: Karl William, Anthony Gunther, John Adolph and John Louis.
Life
In Zerbst on 11 October 1685, Sophie Auguste married Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. They had five children, of whom only two survive adulthood:
- John William, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar (Weimar, 4 June 1686 - Weimar, 14 October 1686).
- Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (Weimar, 19 April 1688 - Eisenach, 19 January 1748), later inherited Eisenach and Jena.
- Eleonore Christiane (Weimar, 15 April 1689 - Weimar, 7 February 1690).
- Johanna Auguste (Weimar, 6 July 1690 - Weimar, 24 August 1691).
- Johanna Charlotte (Weimar, 23 November 1693 - Weimar, 2 March 1751).
Sophie Auguste died in Weimar, aged 31. She was buried in the Furstengruft, Weimar.
References
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