Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
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Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (22 November 1610 – 24 October 1684) was duchess of Holstein-Gottorp as a wife of Duke Friedrich III of Holstein-Gottorp.
She was a daughter of John George I, Elector of Saxony and his wife Princess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.
She was married on 21 February 1630 to Duke Friedrich III of Holstein-Gottorp and had four children:
- Sofie Auguste (5 December 1630 – 12 December 1680), married on 16 September 1649 tp Prince John of Anhalt-Zerbst. Mother of Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst and grandmother of Catherine II of Russia.
- Magdalene Sibylle (24 November 1631 – 22 September 1719), married on 28 November 1654 to Duke Gustav Adolf of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. Mother of Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.
- Johann Adolf, died young in 1633.
- Marie Elisabeth (6 June 1634 – 17 June 1665), married on 24 November 1650 to Landgrave Louis VI of Hesse-Darmstadt.
- Friedrich (17 July 1635 – 12 August 1654).
- Hedwig Eleonore (23 October 1636 – 24 November 1715), married on 24 October 1654 to King Charles X of Sweden.
- Adolf August, died young in 1637.
- Johann Georg (8 August 1638 – 25 November 1655).
- Anna Dorothea (13 February 1640 – 13 May 1713).
- Christian Albrecht of Holstein-Gottorp (3 February 1641 – 6 January 1695).
- Gustav Ulrich, died young in 1642.
- Christine Sabine, died young in 1644.
- August Friedrich (6 May 1646 – 2 October 1705).
- Adolf, died young in 1647.
- Elisabeth Sofie, died young in 1647.
- Auguste Marie (6 February 1649 – 25 April 1728), married on 15 May 1670 to Margrave Frederick VII of Baden-Durlach.
