Anna Sophie von Sachsen Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1670–1728) • FamilySearch

Anna Sophie von Sachsen Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

22 December 1670–28 December 1728 (Age 58)
Gotha, Gotha, Thüringen, Germany

The Life Summary of Anna Sophie von

When Anna Sophie von Sachsen Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was born on 22 December 1670, in Gotha, Gotha, Thüringen, Germany, her father, Friedrich Wettin von Sachsen-Gotha I, was 24 and her mother, Magdelene Sibylle von Sachsen Weissenfels Prinzessin von Sachsen-Weissenfels, was 22. She married Fürst Ludwig Friedrich I zu Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt on 15 October 1691, in Gotha, Thüringen, Germany. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. She died on 28 December 1728, in Rudolstadt, Rudolstadt, Schwarza-Kreis, Thüringen, Germany, at the age of 58, and was buried in Rudolstadt, Rudolstadt, Schwarza-Kreis, Thüringen, Germany.

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Family Time Line

Fürst Ludwig Friedrich I zu Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1667–1718
Anna Sophie von Sachsen Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
1670–1728
Marriage: 15 October 1691
Friedrich Anton Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1692–1744
Sofie Luise Princess Of Schwarzburg
1693–1693
Amalie Magdalene Princess Of Schwarzburg
1693–1693
Sofie Juliane Princess Of Schwarzburg
1694–1776
Prinz Wilhelm Ludwig von Schwarzburg
1696–1757
Christine Dorothea Princess Of Schwarzburg
1697–1698
Albrecht Anton Prince Of Schwarzburg
1698–1720
Emilie Juliane Princess Of Schwarzburg
1699–1774
Princess Anna Sofia of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
1700–1780
Dorothea Sofie of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt
1706–1737
Luise Friederike Princess Of Schwarzburg
1706–1787
Magdalena Sibylle Princess Of Schwarzburg
1707–1795
Ludwig Gunther Iv Prince Of Schwarzburg
1708–1790

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 October 1691Gotha, Thüringen, Germany
  • Children

    (13)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Name Meaning

    German: probably from a placename Sachenbach in southern Germany, the first part of which is from Old High German saher ‘reed grass’ or ‘swamp’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Sources (2)

    • Anna Sophia von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, "Find A Grave Index"
    • The Book of Dignities by Joseph Haydn

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