Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
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Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Duchess in Saxony (4 August 1713 - 29 June 1761) was a member of the reigning family of Mecklenburg-Strelitz during the 18th century.
She was born a daughter of Ernst Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1681 – 1724) and his wife Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach (1683 - 1742).
[edit] Marriage and children
On 5 February 1735, Elizabeth was married to Karl Ludwig Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Herr of Mirow (23 February 1707 - 5 June 1752) , the youngest son of Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and half-brother to Adolf Friedrich III. They became parents to ten children:
- Christiane, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (6 December 1735 - 31 August 1794).
- Karoline, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (22 December 1736).
- Adolf Friedrich IV of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (5 May 1738 - 2 June 1794).
- Elizabeth Christine, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (13 April 1739 - 9 April 1741).
- Sophie Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (16 May 1740 - 31 January 1742).
- Karl of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (10 October 1741 - 6 November 1816). Father of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
- Ernst Gottlob Albert, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (27 August 1742 - 27 January 1814).
- Charlotte, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (19 May 1744 - 17 November 1818). She became Queen consort to George III of the United Kingdom.
- Gotthelf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (29 October - 31 October 1745).
- Georg August, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (16 August 1748 - 14 November 1785).
[edit] Maternal descent
Her paternity has been questioned by genealogists (some claim she was the daughter of Abram Petrovich Gannibal) but her maternal descent has been traced with certainty to Margarita de Castro e Souza, a Portuguese noblewoman of the 15th century. Castro could trace her own descent to Afonso III of Portugal and a mistress of his called Madragana (Mor Afonso), daughter of the Mozarab (Iberian Christians living under Muslim domination) governor of Faro, Aloandro Ben Bekar.
A simplified descent can be described below.
Elizabeth was an eighth-generation descendant of Margarita de Castro e Sousa (d. 1483). Margarita was married to Jean II, count of Neufchetel (c. 1414 - 1489) and was mother to his heir Fernando de Neufchetel, Count of Neufchatel-Marnay (c. 1477 - 1522).
Fernando was married to Claude de Vergy (c. 1476 - 1512). They were parents to daughter Antoinette de Neufchettel (d. 1544). Antoinette became consort to Philippe de Salm-Dhaun (1492 - 1521).
They were parents to (among others) Marguerite de Salm-Dhaun (1521 - 1576). Marguerite was a consort of Eberhard XIV von Erbach (1511 - 1564). They were parents to his successor Georg III, Count of Erbach (1548 - 1605).
Georg III was married twice. His second wife Mary von Barby, Countess of Barby-Muhlingen (1563 - 1619) was mother to his successor Georg Albrecht I, Count of Erbach (1597 - 1647/1649).
Georg Albrecht I was married to Elizabeth Dorothea, Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1617 - 1655). They were parents to his successor Georg Ludwig I, Count of Erbach (1643 - 1693).
Georg Ludwig I was married to Amalie Katharine, Princess of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1640 - c. 1699). They were the maternal grandparents of Elizabeth Albertine.
