Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Born	(1670-12-22)22 December 1670
Died	28 December 1728(1728-12-28) (aged 58)
Spouse	Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Issue	Frederick Anton Princess Amalie Magdalene Sophie Louise Sophie Juliane William Louis Christiane Dorothea Albert Anton Emilie Juliane Anna Sophie Dorothea Sofie Louise Friederike Magdalene Sibylle Louis Günther II
House	Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Father	Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Mother	Magdalena Sybille of Saxe-Weissenfels

Duchess Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (22 December 1670 – 28 December 1728) was a princess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Duchess in Saxony by birth, and by marriage a Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

Ancestry

She was the daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1646–1691) and Magdalena Sibylle, Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels (1648–1680).

Her father was a fourth-generation descendant of John Frederick, Elector of Saxony in direct male line. He was also a fourth-generation descendant of his wife Sybille of Cleves who was daughter of John III, Duke of Cleves and older sister of both Anne of Cleves and Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.

The Elector was father to John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1530–1573). He married Dorothea Susanne of Simmern, a daughter of Frederick III, Elector Palatine.

They were parents to John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1570–1605). He married Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, a granddaughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg and great-granddaughter of Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg.

John and Dorothea Maria were parents to Ernst I, Duke of Saxe Coburg. He married his cousin Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg. As a result, their son Frederick I inherited both Duchies as the Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg in 1675.

Marriage

She married Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (15 October 1667- 24 June 1718). They had the following children:

Frederick Anton
Amalie Magdalene
Sophie Louise
Sophie Juliane
William Louis
Christiane Dorothea
Albert Anton
Emilie Juliane
Anna Sophie
Dorothea Sophie
Louise Friederike
Magdalene Sibylle
Louis Günther II

Via her eponymous daughter, Anna Sophie was an ancestor of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their cousins Carlota of Mexico and Leopold II of Belgium

Ancestry

Ancestors of Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

16. Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

8. John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

17. Dorothea Susanne of Simmern

4. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha

18. Joachim Ernst, Prince of Anhalt

9. Dorothea Maria of Anhalt

19. Eleonore of Württemberg

2. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

20. Frederick Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

10. Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

21. Anna Maria of the Palatinate-Neuburg

5. Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg

22. Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

11. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

23. Elisabeth of Denmark

1. Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

24. Christian I of Saxony

12. Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony

25. Sophie of Brandenburg

6. August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

26. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia

13. Magdalene Sybille of Prussia

27. Marie Eleonore of Cleves

3. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels

28. John VII of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

14. Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

29. Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

7. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

30. Enno III, Count of East Frisia

15. Anna Maria of East Frisia

31. Anna of Holstein-Gottorp

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A pedigree of her

Princesses of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg by birth
The generations indicate descent from Bernhard I, the first Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and founder of the Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg line.
1st generation	Anna Sophie, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Princess Magdalene Sibylle Dorothea Marie, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen Fredericka, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst Princess Elisabeth Johanna, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
2nd generation	Princess Sophie Princess Sophie Fredericka, Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels Princess Magdalena Sibylle Augusta, Princess of Wales
3rd generation	Princess Fredericka Louise Princess Sophie Augusta, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Louise, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
4th generation	none
5th generation	Louise, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

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