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Life. 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. Issue. She had fourteen children:
When "Empress Catherine the Great" Sophia Augusta Frederika von Anhalt Zerbst was born on 2 May 1729, in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia, her father, Prince Christian August von Anhalt-Zerbst, was 38 and her mother, Princess Johanna Elisabeth zu Holstein-Gottorp, was 16. She married Peter III Fedorovich Romanov - Karl Peter Ulrich von Schleswig ...
She married Peter III Fedorovich Romanov - Karl Peter Ulrich von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp Emperor of Russia on 1 September 1745, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 17 November 1796, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, at the age of 67.
Feb 3, 2023 · December 12, 1680 (50) Coswig, Sachsen, Deutschland (HRR) Immediate Family: Daughter of Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Duchess Maria Elisabeth Elżbieta von Sachsen, Herzogin zu Holstein-Gottorp. Wife of Fürst Johann VI. zu Anhalt-Zerbst.
- Schleswig
- December 5, 1630
- Fürst Johann VI. zu Anhalt-Zerbst
- December 12, 1680
Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp (5 December 1630 in Gottorp – 12 December 1680 in Coswig) was regent of Anhalt-Zerbst in during the minority of her son from 1667 until 1674. Read more on Wikipedia
Discover life events, stories and photos about Sophie von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1569–1634) of Gottorf, Schleswig, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany.
Born on June 1, 1569; died on November 14, 1634; daughter of Adolf (1526–1586), duke of Holstein-Gottorp (r. 1544–1586), and Christine of Hesse (1543–1604); married John V, duke of Mecklenburg, on February 17, 1588; children: Adolf Frederick I (b. 1588), duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
