Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen

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Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen (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:

[edit] Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Elisabeth of Brünswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Ernst Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Wolrad III, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. George Frederick, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Anna of Baden-Hachberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Sophie Henrietta of Waldeck-Eisenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Wilhelm, Count of Nassau-Siegen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Elisabeth Charlotte von Nassau-Siegen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Christina, Countess of Erbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Georg III, Count of Erbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Georg Albrecht I, Count of Erbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Maria of Barby-Mühlingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Georg Ludwig I of Erbach-Erbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. George of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Elisabeth Dorothea of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Dorothea of Solms-Hohensolms
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Sofie Albertine of Erbach-Erbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Wolrad III, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Philipp of Waldeck-Eisenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Anna of Baden-Hachberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Amalia Katharina of Waldeck-Eisenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Wilhelm, Count of Nassau-Siegen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Maria of Nassau-Siegen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Christina, Countess of Erbach
 
 
 
 
 
 

[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, who was of Davidic Jewish descent through Yahia Ben Rabbi (said to be a direct descendent of the Exilarchs of Babylon).

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.