Elisabeth (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) Sachsen-Altenburg (1593-1650)

Elisabeth "Prinzessin von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Prinzessin von Sachsen, Herzogin von Sachsen-Altenburg" Sachsen-Altenburg formerly Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel aka Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Born 23 Jun 1593 in Wolfenbüttel, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Daughter of Heinrich Julius (Brunswick) von Braunschweig-Lüneburg and Elisabeth (Oldenburg) af Danmark

Sister of Dorothea Hedwig (Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel) Anhalt-Zerbst [half], Sophia Hedwig (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) von Nassau-Dietz and Anna Augusta (Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

Wife of August (Wettin) von Sachsen — married 1 Jan 1612 in Dresden, Herzogtum Sachsen, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Wife of Johann Philipp (Sachsen-Weimar) von Sachsen-Weimar — married before 1619 [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of Elisabeth Sophie Sachsen-Altenburg

Died 25 Mar 1650 at age 56 in Altenburg, Sachsen-Altenburg, Heiliges Römisches Reich

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Biography

Elisabeth Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel was born on June 23, 1593 in Wolfenbüttel, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Heiliges Römisches Reich, daughter of Heinrich Julius Brunswick (1564–1613) and Elisabeth Oldenburg (1573–1626).

Her siblings were:

Dorothea Hedwig Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (1587–1609)
Sophia Hedwig Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1592–1642)
Anna Augusta Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1612–1673)

Elisabeth (18) married August Wettin (22) (born on September 7, 1589 in Dresden, Kurfürstentum Sachsen, Heiliges Römisches Reich) on January 1, 1612 in Dresden, Herzogtum Sachsen, Heiliges Römisches Reich.

Elisabeth (25) married Johann Philipp Sachsen-Weimar (21) (born on January 25, 1597 in Torgau, Kurfürstentum Sachsen) before 1619. Their known daughter was Elisabeth Sophie Sachsen-Altenburg (1619–1680).

Elisabeth died on March 25, 1650 in Altenburg, Sachsen-Altenburg, Heiliges Römisches Reich, aged 56.

Research Notes

Born: 23 JUN 1593; Died: 25 MAR 1650

Father: Brunswick, Henry Julius of, Duke of Brunswick, b. 15 OCT 1564

Mother: Oldenburg, Elizabeth, b. 25 AUG 1573

Married 25 OCT 1618 to Saxe-Altenburg, John Philipp of, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Child 1: Saxe-Altenburg, Elizabeth Sophie of, b. 10 OCT 1619

The Princess first married Augustus, Duke of Saxony (1589-1615) in 1612, and after his death, three years later, she married John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1597-1639) in 1618. She died in Altenburg and was buried there in the Brethren Church. They had one surviving daughter, Princess Elisabeth Sophie (1619-1680), who married Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601-1675).

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