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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.
When "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.
Feb 3, 2023 · December 05, 1630. Birthplace: Schloss Gottorp, Schleswig, Schleswig, Danmark (Denmark) Death: 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
Discover life events, stories and photos about Prinzessin Auguste Sophia Ernestine von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1630–1680) of Gottorf, Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
When Sophie von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp was born on 1 June 1569, in Gottorf, Schleswig, Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Germany, her father, Adolf Oldenburg Duke of Holstein Gottorp, was 43 and her mother, Princess Christine von Hessen Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, was 25.
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp has received more than 57,732 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp is the 11,950th most popular politician, the 3,557th most popular biography from Germany and the 1,035th most popular German ...
Sophie of Holstein-Gottorp (1569–1634)Duchess of Mecklenburg. 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 ...
