Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
	Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Tenure	1745–1764
Born	9 September 1700; Heidecksburg, Rudolstadt
Died	11 December 1780 (aged 80); Römhild
Spouse	Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (m 2 January 1723)
Issue	Ernest Frederick ; Prince Johann Wilhelm ; Princess Anna Sophie ; Prince Christian Franz ; Charlotte Sophie, Hereditary Princess Mecklenburg-Schwerin ; Princess Fredericka Magdalene ; Princess Fredericka Caroline ; Prince Josias
Father	Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Mother	Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (9 September 1700 – 11 December 1780) was a Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt by birth.

Marriage[edit]

On 2 January 1723, she married Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in Rudolstadt.

Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (8 March 1724 – 8 September 1800) great-grandfather of King Leopold II of Belgium, Carlota of Mexico, Queen Victoria, and Prince Albert.
Prince Johann Wilhelm of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (11 May 1726 – 4 June 1745)
Princess Anna Sophia of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (3 September 1727 – 10 November 1728)
Prince Christian Franz of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (25 January 1730 – 18 September 1797)
Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (24 September 1731 – 2 August 1810) married Duke Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Princess Friederike Magdalene of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (21 August 1733 – 29 March 1734)
Princess Friederike Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (24 June 1735 – 18 February 1791), married Karl Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (26 December 1737 – 26 February 1815) never married.

9 September 1700 – 2 January 1723 Her Serene Highness Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
2 January 1723 - 16 September 1764 The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
16 September 1764 - 11 December 1780 The Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

German royalty
Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt House of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Cadet branch of the House of Schwarzburg Born: 9 September 1700 Died: 11 December 1780
Title created	Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 4 September 1745 – 16 September 1764	Succeeded by Sophia Antonia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

v t e Princesses of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt by birth
The generations indicate descent from Albert Anton, the first Prince Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
1st generation	Princess Albertina Antonia
2nd generation	Princess Amalie Magdalene Princess Sophie Luise Princess Sophie Juliane Princess Christine Dorothea Princess Emilie Juliane Anna Sohie, Duchess Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Princess Sophie Dorothea Princess Friederike Luise Princess Magdalena Sibylle
3rd generation	Princess Sophie Wilhelmine Princess Sophie Albertine
4th generation	Auguste, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Princess Sophie Ernestine Princess Wilhelmine Princess Henrietta Charlotte Princess Sophie Ernestine Princess Wilhelmine Princess Henrietta Charlotte
5th generation	Princess Friederike Sophie Princess Christiane Friederike
6th generation	Princess Friederike Princess Henriette Kroline, Hereditary Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Princess Luise
7th generation	Princess Cäcilie Princess Thekla Princess Caroline

v t e Princesses of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld by marriage
Generations are numbered from the union of Saxe-Coburg and Saxe-Saalfeld in 1699
1st generation	Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
2nd generation	Princess Sophie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
3rd generation	Princess Sophie of Saxe-Hildburghausen Countess Auguste Reuss of Ebersdorf
4th generation	Maria Antonia, Princess of Kohary¹ Princess Charlotte of Wales
5th generation	None
¹became princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by marriage in 1826