Princess Sophia Wilhelmina of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (9 August 1693, in
Saalfeld
Saalfeld (german: Saalfeld/Saale) is a town in Germany, capital of the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia. It is best known internationally as the ancestral seat of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha branch of the S ...
– 4 December 1727, in
Rudolstadt
Rudolstadt is a town in the German federal state Thuringia, with the Thuringian Forest to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north.
The former capital of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, the town is built along the River Saale inside a wide va ...
) was a Princess of
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld () was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1699, the Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield line lasted until the reshuffle of the Ernestine territories that occurred following the extinct ...
by birth, and Princess of
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was a small historic state in present-day Thuringia, Germany, with its capital at Rudolstadt.
History
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was established in 1599 in the course of a resettlement of Schwarzburg dynasty lands. Since th ...
by marriage.
Life
Sophia Wilhelmina was the eldest daughter of
John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Johann Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (22 August 1658 in Gotha – 17 February 1729 in Saalfeld) was a reigning duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
Life
He was the tenth but seventh surviving son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha and Elisabeth ...
(1658–1729), from his second marriage to
Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen
Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen (13 December 1664 in Arolsen – 1 February 1699 in Hildburghausen) was a daughter of Count Josias II of Waldeck-Wildungen and his wife, Wilhelmine Christine, a daughter of William of Nassau-Siegen.
M ...
(1644–1699), daughter of
Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
Count Josias II of Waldeck-Wildungen (31 July 1636 Jul. – 8 August 1669 Greg.), german: Josias II. Graf von Waldeck-Wildungen, official titles: ''Graf zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, Herr zu Tonna'', was since 1660 Count of . Ho ...
. 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
Pietism (), also known as Pietistic Lutheranism, is a movement within Lutheranism that combines its emphasis on biblical doctrine with an emphasis on individual piety and living a holy Christian life, including a social concern for the needy and ...
gained a foothold in
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld () was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty. Established in 1699, the Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield line lasted until the reshuffle of the Ernestine territories that occurred following the extinct ...
.
[Hans-Walter Erbe: ''Zinzendorf und der fromme hohe Adel seiner Zeit'', M. Heinsius, 1928, p. 50] Sophia Wilhelmina's half-brother,
Christian Ernest II, supported this development.
Marriage and issue
On 8 February 1720 in
Saalfeld
Saalfeld (german: Saalfeld/Saale) is a town in Germany, capital of the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia. It is best known internationally as the ancestral seat of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha branch of the S ...
, Sophie Wilhelmine married
Frederick Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Frederick Anton of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (14 August 1692 in Rudolstadt – 1 September 1744 in Rudolstadt) was the ruling Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt from 1718 until his death.
Life
He was the eldest son of Prince Louis Frederick I of Sch ...
. The couple had the following children:
*
John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (8 January 1721 in Rudolstadt – 10 July 1767 in ibid) was the ruling Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt from 1744 to 1767.
Life
John Frederick von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was the only son of ...
(1721–1767); married in 1744
Princess Bernardina Christina Sophia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1724–1757)
* Princess Sophia Wilhelmina of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1723)
* Princess Sophia Albertina of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1724–1799)
References
* Ermentrude von Ranke: ''Das Fürstentum Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt zu Beginn des 18. Jahrhunderts'', 1915, p. 16
External links
House of Wettin
House of Schwarzburg
1693 births
1727 deaths
18th-century German people
Sophia Wilhelmina
Princesses of Schwarzburg
Daughters of monarchs
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