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Elisabeth Sofia von Sachsen Altenburg 1619–1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1619

Birth Location: Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Death Date: 20 Dec 1680

Death Location: Gotha, Sachsen, Germany

Father: John Saxe-Altenburg

Mother: Elisabeth Welfen

Spouse(s): Ernest Saxe-Gotha

Children(s): Ernst, Saxe-Hildburghausen

The story of Elisabeth Sofia von Sachsen Altenburg began in 1619 in Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Elisabeth Sofia von Sachsen Altenburg married Ernest I The Pious Duke Of Saxe Gotha, and had children including Ernst Duke Of Saxe Hildburghausen. Elisabeth Sofia von Sachsen Altenburg passed away in 1680 in Gotha, Sachsen, Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisabeth Sofia von Sachsen Altenburg began in 1619 in Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.
  • Elisabeth Sofia von Sachsen Altenburg married Ernest I The Pious Duke Of Saxe Gotha, and had children including Ernst Duke Of Saxe Hildburghausen.
  • Elisabeth Sofia von Sachsen Altenburg passed away in 1680 in Gotha, Sachsen, Germany.

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Elisabeth Altenburg's Ancestors

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Elisabeth Altenburg
1619–1680
Birth Place: Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Parents
John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
1597–1639
Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany
Elisabeth (Herzogin von Sachsen-Altenburg Prinzessin von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel) Welfen
1593–1650
Wolfenbuttel, Wolfenbütteler Landkreis, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
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Elisabeth Altenburg's Descendants

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Elisabeth (Sofia von Sachsen) Altenburg (10 Oct 1619–20 Dec 1680) m. Ernest (I "the Pious", Duke of) Saxe-Gotha (25 December 1601–26 March 1675)
  1. 1. Ernst, (Duke of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1655–1715 m. Sophie (Henriette von) Waldeck-Wildungen 1662–1702
    1. 1. Ernest (Frederick I Wettin of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1681–1724 m. Sophia (Albertine of) Erbach-Erbach 1683–1742
      1. 1. Princess (Elisabeth Albertine of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1713–1761 m. Louis (Frederick, Prince of Wales of Hanover Guelph 'King of Great Britain and Ireland', Elector of Hanover von Hannover Welf König von Großbitanien, Kurfürst zu 'Earl of Chester, Duke of) Cornwall' 1707–1751 m. Carl (I Ludwig Friedrich von) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1708–1752
        1. 1. Charlotte (of) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1774–1818 m. George (III William Frederick, King of the United) Kingdom 1738–1820
        2. 2. Gotthelf (von) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1745–1745
        3. 3. Ernst (Gottlob Albert von) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1742–1814
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Christine von) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1739–1741
        5. 5. Christina (von) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1735–1794
        6. 6. Adolf (Frederik IV von) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1738–1794
        7. 7. Caroline (von) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1736–1736
        8. 8. Sophie (Louise von) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1740–1741
        9. 9. George (August von) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1748–1786
        10. 10. Ernst (Gottlob Albert von) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1742–1814
        11. 11. Karl (II Grossherzog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz) Ii 1741–1816
        12. 12. Charles (von) Mecklenburg 1746–1816
        13. 13. Duke (Gotthelf) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1745–1745
        14. 14. Charles (II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Grand Duke of) Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1741–1816 m. Friederike (Caroline Luise, Princess of) Hesse-Darmstadt 1752–1782
      2. 2. Ernest (Frederick II of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1707–1745
      3. 3. Emanuel (Frederick Charles Wettin of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1715–1718
      4. 4. George (Frederick William of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1720–1721
      5. 5. Ernest (Louis of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1706–1707
      6. 6. Sophia (Amalia Elisabeth Wettin of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1705–1707
      7. 7. Elisabeth (Sophia of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1717–1717
      8. 8. Ernest (Louis of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1704–1704
      9. 9. Louis (Frederick of) Saxe-Hildburghausen 1710–1759

Elisabeth Altenburg's Timeline

2 Records

1619
10 Oct 1619
Birth of Elisabeth Sofia von Sachsen Altenburg in Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
1680
20 Dec 1680
Age 61
Death of Elisabeth Sofia von Sachsen Altenburg in Gotha, Sachsen, Germany
Gotha, Sachsen, Germany

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1619
    Event Place: Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1680
    Event Place: Gotha, Sachsen, Germany

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