Princess Elizabeth Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Nordborg (24 May 1634 – 4 February 1704) was a Danish princess and a member of the House of

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 Nordborg (also: ''Norburg'' or ''Nordburg'') is on the island of Als. Historic overview Around 1580 the ...

by birth and a member of the

House of Welf The House of Welf (also Guelf or Guelph) is a European dynasty that has included many German and British monarchs from the 11th to 20th century and Emperor Ivan VI of Russia in the 18th century. The originally Franconia, Franconian family from ...

by marriage.

Life

Elizabeth Juliane was born in Nordborg as the oldest daughter of

Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg (26 November 1581, in Sønderborg – 22 July 1658, in Nordborg) was Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg. Life Frederick was the youngest son of John, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Son ...

, the sovereign

duke Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ran ...

of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg and his second wife

Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The name was introd ...

. Her paternal grandparents were

John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg John the Younger or John of Denmark ( da, Hans; german: Johann; 25 March 1545 – 9 October 1622) was the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. Biography John was born on 25 March 1545 in Haderslev in the Duchy of Schleswig as the fourth chi ...

and Duchess

Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Elizabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (20 March 1550 – 11 February 1586) was the first wife of Duke John of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, the son of King Christian III of Denmark. Family Elisabeth was born on 20 March 1550. She was the only d ...

. Her maternal grandparents were

Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Rudolph of Anhalt-Zerbst (Harzgerode, 28 October 1576 – Zerbst, 30 July 1621), was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the unified Principality of Anhalt. From 1603, he was ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. Rudolph w ...

(1576–1621) and Princess Dorothea Hedwig (1587–1609). Together with her husband, she founded a monastery for noblewomen at

Schloss Salzdahlum Schloss Salzdahlum was a former summer palace built by Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1684. It was dismantled in 1813 but parts of it can still be seen in the town of Salzdahlum. Located between Braunschweig and Wolfenbüttel, ...

in 1699, and then selected the monastery's first conventual women herself. Elisabeth Juliane died at Salzdahlum on 4 February 1704 and was buried in was buried in the crypt of the Wolfenbüttel in Marienkirche, Wolfenbüttel.

Marriage and children

On 17 August 1656, Elizabeth Juliane married her cousin

Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Anthony Ulrich (German: ''Anton Ulrich''; 4 October 1633 – 27 March 1714), a member of the House of Welf, was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and ruling Prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, ...

. They had the following children who reached adulthood: * Augustus Frederick (1657–1676) * Elizabeth Eleanore Sophie (1658–1729), married

John George, Duke of Mecklenburg-Mirow John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

and

Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Gotha, 10 September 1649 – Meiningen, 27 April 1706) was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen. He was the sixth but third surviving son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg and Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg. ...

* Anne Sophie (1659–1742), married

Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach Margrave (Prince) Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach (27 September 1648 in Durlach – 24 October 1703 at the Karlsburg Castle in Durlach) was a German general. He was the son of Margrave Frederick VI of Baden-Durlach and his wife Christina M ...

* Augustus William (1662–1731) * Augusta Dorothea (1666–1751), married

Anton Günther II, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen-Arnstadt Anton Günther II, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen-Arnstadt (10 October 1653 in Sondershausen – 20 July 1716 in Arnstadt) was a Count of Schwarzburg and Hohenstein and Lord of Sondershausen, Arnstadt and Leutenberg from 1666 until his de ...

Henrietta Christine, Abbess of Gandersheim Henrietta may refer to: * Henrietta (given name), a feminine given name, derived from the male name Henry Places * Henrietta Island in the Arctic Ocean * Henrietta, Mauritius * Henrietta, Tasmania, a locality in Australia United States * Henr ...

(1669–1753) * Louis Rudolph (1671–1735)

References

{{Authority control 1634 births 1704 deaths People from Sønderborg Municipality People from the Duchy of Schleswig New House of Brunswick 17th-century Danish people Duchesses of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duchesses of Brunswick-Lüneburg House of Oldenburg in Schleswig-Holstein House of Welf