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Princess Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst
Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst (9 March 1663 – 14 September 1694), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Ascania and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar.
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Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst | |
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Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar | |
Tenure | 1685–1694 |
Born | (1663-03-09)9 March 1663 Zerbst |
Died | 14 September 1694(1694-09-14) (aged 31) Weimar |
Spouse | Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar |
Issue | Prince Johann Wilhelm, Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Weimar Ernst August I Princess Eleonore Christiane Princess Johanna Auguste Princess Johanna Charlotte |
House | House of Ascania |
Father | John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst |
Mother | Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp |
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Born in Zerbst, she was the eleventh of fourteen children born from the marriage of John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst and Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp. Of her thirteen older and younger siblings, only four survived to adulthood: Karl William, Anthony Günther, John Adolph and John Louis.[1][2][better source needed]