Princess Elizabeth Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Nordborg (24 May 1634 – 4 February 1704) was a Danish princess and a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg by birth and a member of the House of Welf by marriage.
Princess Elizabeth Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Nordborg | |
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| Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |
 Undated portrait of The Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by a member of a German school. | |
| Born | 24 May 1634 Nordborg, Duchy of Schleswig |
| Died | 4 February 1704 (aged 69) Wolfenbüttel, Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Buried | Marienkirche, Wolfenbüttel |
| Noble family | Oldenborg |
| Spouse(s) | Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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| Father | Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg |
| Mother | Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst |
Life
editElizabeth Juliane was born in Nordborg as the oldest daughter of Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg, the sovereign duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg and his second wife Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst. Her paternal grandparents were John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. Her maternal grandparents were Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1576–1621) and Princess Dorothea Hedwig (1587–1609).
Together with her husband, she founded a monastery for noblewomen at Schloss Salzdahlum in 1699, and then selected the monastery's first conventual women herself.[1]
Elisabeth Juliane died at Salzdahlum on 4 February 1704 and was buried in the crypt of the Wolfenbüttel in Marienkirche, Wolfenbüttel.[2]
Marriage and children
editOn 17 August 1656, Elizabeth Juliane married her cousin Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. They had 13 children, seven of whom reached adulthood:[3]
- Augustus Frederick (1657–1676)
- Elizabeth Eleanor Sophie (1658–1729), married John George, Duke of Mecklenburg-Mirow and Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
- Anne Sophie (1659–1742), married Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach
- Leopold Augustus (1661-1662), died in infancy
- Augustus William (1662–1731)
- Augustus Henry (1663-1664), died in infancy
- Augustus Charles (1664-1664), died in infancy
- Augustus Francis (1665-1666), died in infancy
- Augusta Dorothea (1666–1751), married Anton Günther II, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen-Arnstadt
- Amalia (1668-1668), died in infancy
- Henrietta Christina, Abbess of Gandersheim (1669–1753)
- Louis Rudolph (1671–1735)
- Sibylla Ursula (1672-1673), died in infancy
Elizabeth Juliane also suffered four miscarriages:
- A miscarried daughter (1660)
- A miscarried daughter (1667)
- A miscarried son (1670)
- A miscarried son (1674)
References
edit- ^ "Kloster Zur Ehre Gottes in Wolfenbüttel". Stiftung Braunschweigischer Kulturbesitz. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "LIST OF SOVEREIGNS OF BRUNSWICK 1495-1918". Royaltombs. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Elisabeth Juliane af Nordborg". Efterkommere efter Hans den Yngre af Slesvig-Holsten-Sønderborg. hansdenyngre.dk. Retrieved 13 April 2017.