Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen (10 August 1710 – 22 October 1767) was a member of German royalty. She was born in
Meiningen
Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 25,000 (2021). , the daughter of
Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (7 October 1672 – 24 November 1724) was a German ( Saxon) nobleman.
Biography
He was born in Gotha, the eldest son of Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and his first wife, Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmst ...
and
Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha
Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (22 January 1674 – 18 April 1713) was Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen as the first wife of Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. She was the daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and his ...
. She was
Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg as the wife of
Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
Marriage and issue
On 17 September 1729 in Meiningen, Luise married
Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, her first cousin. They had nine children:
# Frederick Louis, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (b. Gotha, 20 January 1735 – d. Gotha, 9 June 1756).
# Louis (b. Gotha, 25 October 1735 – d. Gotha, 26 October 1735).
# stillborn son (Gotha, 25 October 1735), twin of Louis.
# stillborn twin sons (1739).
# Fredericka Louise (b. Gotha, 30 January 1741 – d. Gotha, 5 February 1776).
#
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (b. Gotha, 30 January 1745 – d. Gotha, 20 April 1804).
# Sophie (b. Gotha, 9 March 1746 – d. Gotha, 30 March 1746).
#
August
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is Leo and was originally named ''Sextilis'' in Latin because it was the 6th month in ...
(b. Gotha, 14 August 1747 – d. Gotha, 28 September 1806).
Luise died in
Gotha, aged 57.
Ancestry
References
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House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
House of Saxe-Meiningen
People from Gotha (town)
1710 births
1767 deaths
Princesses of Saxe-Meiningen
Princesses of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Duchesses of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg