Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Sophia Antonia
Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Tenure 1764–1800
Spouse Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Issue
Francis
Prince Karl Wilhelm
Princess Fredericka
Princess Caroline
Prince Ludwig Karl
Prince Ferdinand August
Prince Frederick
Father Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother Antoinette Amelie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Born 13 January 1724(1724-01-13)
Wolfenbüttel
Died 17 May 1802(1802-05-17) (aged 78)
Coburg

Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (13/23 January 1724, Wolfenbüttel – 17 May 1802, Coburg)[1] was the tenth of 17 children of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Marriage

She married Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld on 23 April 1749 at Wolfenbüttel.[1] Among her notable great-grandchildren were Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, Ferdinand II of Portugal, Empress Carlota of Mexico and Leopold II of Belgium.

Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Henry III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (=#24)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Princess Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg-Ratzeburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Gustrow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Duchess Elisabeth Sophia of Mecklenburg-Gustrow (=#25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Duchess Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Gadebusch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Countess Juliana of Nassau-Dillenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Landgravine Christina Wilhelmina of Hesse-Eschwege
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Princess Katharina of Sweden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Duchess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (=#8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Duchess Elisabeth Sophia of Mecklenburg-Gustrow (=#9)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg-Nordborg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Princess Elisabeth Juliana Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg-Nordborg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Princess Eleonore of Anhalt-Zerbst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Duchess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Joachim Ernest, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Albert Ernest I, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Countess Anna Dorothea of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Duchess Christine Friederike of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Countess Anna Katherina of Salm-Kyrburg
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ^ a b Huberty, M., Giraud, A., Magdelaine, F. & B. (1976–1994) L’Allemagne Dynastique, Vols I–VII (Alain Giraud, Le Perreux, France)
Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Cadet branch of the House of Welf
Born: 13 January 1724 Died: 17 May 1802
German royalty
Preceded by
Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
16 September 1764 – 8 September 1800
Succeeded by
Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf