Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst

Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst
Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg
Spouse(s)	Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg
Noble family	House of Ascania
Father	Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
Mother	Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Born	10 November 1608(1608-11-10) Zerbst
Died	2 November 1681(1681-11-02) (aged 72) Østerholm Castle on Als

Eleonore of Anhalt-Zerbst (10 November 1608, Zerbst – 2 November 1681, Østerholm Castle, Als) was a member of the House of Ascania and a princess of the Anhalt-Zerbst by births and by marriage Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg.

Contents 1 Life 2 Issue 3 See also 4 References 5 External links 6 Footnotes

Life

Eleanor was a daughter of Prince Rudolph of Anhalt-Zerbst (1576-1621) from his first marriage to Dorothea Hedwig (1587-1609) , daughter of Duke Heinrich Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

She married on 15 February 1632 in Norburg with Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg (1581-1658). She was his second wife. The ducal court in Nordborg had meager financial resources and Eleanor's children had to seek a career elsewhere ^[1]. The theologian Christoph Wilhelm Megander acted as her confessor from 1653 onwards. During the reign of her step-son John Bogislaw, the duchy experienced a bankruptcy and the fief was terminated by Denmark.

Eleanor died in 1681 on her widow's seat Østerholm Castle on Als^[2] and was buried beside her husband^[3].

Issue

From her marriage Eleanor had the following children:

• Unnamed child (1633-1633)
• Elisabeth Juliane (1634-1704)

married in 1656 Duke Anton Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1633-1714)

• Dorothea Hedwig, abbess of Gandersheim Abbey from 1665 to 1678

married in 1678 Count Christopher of Rantzau-Hohenfeld (1625-1696)

• Christian Augustus (1639-1687), English admiral
• Louise Amöna (1642-1685)

married in 1665 Count John Frederick I of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Oehringen (1617-1702)

• Rudolph Frederick (1645-1688)

married in 1680 Countess Bibiane of Promnitz (1649-1685)

See also

• Principality of Anhalt
• House of Ascania

References

• August B. Michaelis, Julius Wilhelm Hamberger: Einleitung zu einer volständigen Geschichte der Chur- und Fürstlichen Häuser in Teutschland, Meyer, 1760, p. 587
• Hans Nicolai Andreas Jensen: Versuch einer kirchlichen Statistik des Herzogthums Schleswig, vol. 2, Kastrup, 1841, p. 1636

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

External links

• http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1640.htm

Footnotes

1. ^ Friedrich Buelau: Geheime Geschichten und räthselhafte Menschen, Sammlung verborgener oder vergessener Merkwürdigkeiten, 1855, p. 454
2. ^ Gesellschaft für Schleswig-Holsteinische Geschichte: Archiv für Staats- und Kirchengeschichte der Herzogthümer Schleswig, Holstein, Lauenburg und der angrenzenden Länder und Städte, vol. 4, Verlag D.C.C. Schwers Wittwe, 1840, p. 312
3. ^ W. Lesser: Topographie des Herzogthums Schleswig, vol. 1-2, C. Schröder & Comp., 1853, p. 113

Persondata
Name	Eleonore of Anhalt-Zerbst
Alternative names	Eleonore von Anhalt-Zerbst (German)
Short description	Duchess by marriage of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg
Date of birth	10 November 1608
Place of birth	Zerbst
Date of death	2 November 1681
Place of death	Østerholm Castle on Als