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She was a daughter of Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony. On 16 September 1649 in Gottorp, she married John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. After her husband died in 1667, she became regent for her minor son Charles William, until he came of age in 1674.
Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp was regent of Anhalt-Zerbst in during the minority of her son from 1667 until 1674. Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp was regent ...
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Sophia was the eldest daughter of Duke Adolph of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Christine of Hesse. She married on 17 February 1588 in Reinbek to Duke John VIIof Mecklenburg. John was a weak ruler who was unable to rule his indebted and corrupt country. Sophia almost lived in poverty. In 1592, her husband stabbed himself with seven stab wounds. Init...
Krause (1892), "Sophie", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie(in German), vol. 34, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 674–676
Nov 5, 2016 · Sophie_auguste.jpg (250 × 305 ... English: Portrait of Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp (1630-1680) , wife of John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1621-1667)
Jun 6, 2021 · Sophie Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst formerly Holstein-Gottorp. Born 5 Dec 1630 in Gottorp, Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, Dänemark. Ancestors. Daughter of Frederik (Oldenburg) von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf and Marie Elisabeth (Wettin) von Sachsen.
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