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Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt (7 January 1634 in Darmstadt – 7 October 1663 in Bingenheim, now part of Echzell ), was Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt by birth and by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg . She was a daughter of Landgrave George II of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605–1661) from his marriage to Sophia Eleonore (1609–1671), the ...
Sophia Eleonore of Saxony (23 November 1609 – 2 June 1671) was a duchess of Saxony by birth and the landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1627 to 1661 through her marriage to Landgrave George II. She was the eldest surviving child of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.
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Anna Sophia was a daughter of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Duchess Sophia Eleonore of Saxony. She was raised as a Lutheran, received a good education and grew up to be strictly religious.
In 1655, at the age of 17, Anna Sophia entered the Quedlinburg Abbey. In 1658, Anna Sophia published a book of spiritual meditations called Der treue Seelenfreund Christus Jesus. At first, Lutheran theologians regarded her book as suspect; they argued that the book equalized women with men, but it was later approved. Anna Sophia justified her work,...
Anna Sophia had a lapse of faith after her elder sister Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt converted to Roman Catholicism. She thought of leaving Quedlinburg to follow her sister's example but ultimately changed her mind. In her later years, Anna Sophia suffered from a "chronic cough". Nevertheless, she was elected to succeed Anna Soph...
Hesse-Darmstadt: Sophia Eleonore of Saxony 1 April 1627 Torgau fifteen children Children of Louis V, redivided the land: George II kept Darmstadt; John received Braubach, which after his childless death returned to Darmstadt. John: 17 June 1609: 1626–1651: 1 April 1651: Hesse-Darmstadt (at Braubach) Johannetta of Sayn-Wittgenstein 30 ...
Jun 1, 2018 · Sophia Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt was born on January 7 1634, in Darmstadt, to George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Sophia Eleonore of Saxony. Sophia married William Christoph, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. Sophia passed away on October 7 1663, at age 29 in Echzell.
Sophia Eleonore of Saxony (23 November 1609 – 2 June 1671) was a duchess of Saxony by birth and the landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1627 to 1661 through her marriage to Landgrave George II. She was the eldest surviving child of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.
