Princess Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Princess Elisabeth Sybille
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Born	(1854-02-28)28 February 1854 Weimar, Großherzogtum Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach
Died	10 July 1908(1908-07-10) (aged 54) Schloß Wiligrad, near Lübstorf, Großherzogtum Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Spouse	Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg
Full name Elisabeth Sybille Marie Dorothea Luise Anne Amalie
House	Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Father	Karl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Mother	Princess Sophie of the Netherlands

Princess Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (28 February 1854, in Weimar, Großherzogtum Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach – 10 July 1908, in Schloß Wiligrad near Lübstorf, (Großherzogtum Mecklenburg-Schwerin) was the first wife of Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg, Regent of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and of the Duchy of Brunswick.

Early life

She was the daughter of Karl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Princess Sophie of the Netherlands.

Marriage

Princess Elisabeth married Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 6 November 1886 in Weimar. Their marriage was childless. She died at Schloß Wiligrad, near Lübstorf, on 10 July 1908.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

16. Ernest August II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar               8. Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach                       17. Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel               4. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach                             18. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt               9. Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt                       19. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken               2. Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach                                   20. Peter III of Russia (=28)               10. Paul I of Russia (=14)                       21. Catherine II of Russia (=29)               5. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia                             22. Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (=30)               11. Sophie Dorothea of Württemburg (=15)                       23. Margravine Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (=31)               1. Princess Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach                                         24. William V, Prince of Orange               12. William I of the Netherlands                       25. Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia               6. William II of the Netherlands                             26. Frederick William II of Prussia               13. Wilhelmina of Prussia                       27. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt               3. Princess Sophie of the Netherlands                                   28. Peter III of Russia (=18)               14. Paul I of Russia (=10)                       29. Catherine II of Russia (=19)               7. Anna Pavlovna of Russia                             30. Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg (=22)               15. Sophie Dorothea of Württemburg (=11)                       31. Margravine Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt (=23)

Honours

• Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Chula Chom Klao

Literature

• Grewolls, Grete (2011). Wer war wer in Mecklenburg und Vorpommern. Das Personenlexikon (in Deutsch). Rostock: Hinstorff Verlag. p. 2460. ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6.