Sophie Elisabeth of Brandenburg

Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg ( born February 1, 1616 Moritzburg (Halle), † March 16, 1650 in Altenburg Castle ) was a princess of Brandenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxe- Altenburg.

Life

Sophie Elizabeth was the only child of Margrave Christian William of Brandenburg (1587-1665) from his first marriage with Dorothea (1596-1643), daughter of Duke Heinrich Julius of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel. The princess was born in Schloss Moritzburg in Halle, where her father resided as the Administrator of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg.

They married on September 18, 1638 in Altenburg, Duke Frederick William II of Saxe -Altenburg ( 1603-1669 ). The marriage, described as a happy, remained childless. The Duchess made ​​a financial contribution to the construction of the cemetery church in Altenburg.

Sophie Elisabeth is buried in the royal crypt of the Church of the Brethren Altenburger.

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