Brief Life History of Sophie Dorothea von
When Sophie Dorothea von Anhalt-Zerbst Prinzessin von Anhalt-Zerbst was born on 25 September 1607, her father, Fürst Rudolf von Anhalt, was 30 and her mother, Dorothea Hedwig Herzogin von Braunschweig- Wolfenbuttel, was 20. She married Duke August II, The Younger von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Lüneburg on 26 October 1623, in Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel, Free State of Brunswick, Germany. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 26 September 1634, in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, at the age of 27.
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Sources (2)
- Dorothea von Anhalt-Zerbst, "Find A Grave Index"
- Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
Spouse and Children
1607–1634 Female
Children (6)
1315–1316 Male
1625–1627 Male
1629–1671 Female
1631–1631 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1576–1621 Male
1587–1609 Female
Siblings (4)
1606–1606 Female
1607–1634 Female
1608–1681 Female
1609–1609 Female
Name Meaning
form of Sophia . In the English-speaking world, where it is often taken as a pet form of that name, it has been popular since the 18th century, and has become particularly fashionable since the 1990s.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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