Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
Duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp
Tenure21 February 1630 - 10 August 1659
Born(1610-11-22)22 November 1610
Dresden
Died24 October 1684(1684-10-24) (aged 73)
Schloss Husum
SpouseFrederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
IssueSofie Auguste, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst
Magdalene Sibylle, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Johann Adolf
Marie Elisabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt
Friedrich
Hedwig Eleonora, Queen of Sweden
Adolf August
Johann Georg
Anna Dorothea
Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
Gustav Ulrich
Christine Sabine
August Friedrich, Prince-Regent of Eutin and Prince-Bishop of Lübeck
Adolf
Elisabeth Sofie
Auguste Marie, Margravine of Baden-Durlach
HouseWettin
FatherJohn George I, Elector of Saxony
MotherMagdalene Sibylle of Prussia
ReligionLutheranism

Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (22 November 1610 24 October 1684) was a duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp as the spouse of Duke Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp. As a widow, she became known as a patron of culture.

Biography

She was a daughter of John George I, Elector of Saxony and his spouse, Princess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia. She was engaged in 1627 and married in 1630. Her marriage was arranged by the Danish queen dowager Sophie and the dowager duchess of Saxony, Hedwig of Denmark. In her dowry, she brought paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

In 1659, she became a widow; she moved to Wittum Husum Castle in 1660. Her household at Husum became renowned as a culture center, and she herself a noted patron. She produced an interpretation of the Bible in 1664.

Marriage and issue

She was married on 21 February 1630 to Duke Friedrich III of Holstein-Gottorp and had sixteen children, ten of whom lived to adulthood:

  1. Sofie Auguste (5 December 1630 12 December 1680), married on 16 September 1649 to John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. Mother of John Louis I, Prince of Anhalt-Dornburg, grandmother of Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, and great-grandmother of Catherine II of Russia.
  2. Magdalene Sibylle (24 November 1631 22 September 1719), married on 28 November 1654 to Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Mother of Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen of Denmark.
  3. Johann Adolf (29 September 1632 19 November 1633), died in infancy.
  4. Marie Elisabeth (6 June 1634 17 June 1665), married on 24 November 1650 to Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.
  5. Friedrich (17 July 1635 12 August 1654), died unmarried.
  6. Hedwig Eleonore (23 October 1636 24 November 1715), married on 24 October 1654 to King Charles X of Sweden.
  7. Adolf August (1 September 1637 20 November 1637), died in infancy.
  8. Johann Georg (8 August 1638 25 November 1655), died unmarried.
  9. Anna Dorothea (13 February 1640 13 May 1713), died unmarried.
  10. Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (3 February 1641 6 January 1695), married on 24 October 1667 to Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark.
  11. Gustav Ulrich (16 March 1642 23 October 1642), died in infancy.
  12. Christine Sabine (11 July 1643 20 March 1644), died in infancy.
  13. August Friedrich (6 May 1646 2 October 1705), Prince-Regent of Eutin and Prince-Bishop of Lübeck; married on 21 June 1676 to Christine of Saxe-Weissenfels (daughter of Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and his first wife Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin); no issue.
  14. Adolf (24 August 1647 27 December 1647), died in infancy.
  15. Elisabeth Sofie (24 August 1647 16 November 1647), twin of Adolf, died in infancy.
  16. Auguste Marie (6 February 1649 25 April 1728), married on 15 May 1670 to Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach.

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