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Princess of Holstein-Gottorp. Name variations: Joanna Elizabeth. Born on October 24, 1712; died on May 30, 1760; daughter of Albertina of Baden-Durlach (1682–1755) and Christian Augustus, duke of Holstein-Gottorp; married Christian August, prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, on November 8, 1727; children: Sophia Augusta Fredericka (1729–1796 ...
Jul 15, 2020 · In the early hours of 2 May 1729, 16-year-old Princess Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein Gottorp, wife of the 39-year-old Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, gave birth to her first child in a merchant’s house in Szczecin (in present-day Poland).
Princess Johanna Elizabeth was the daughter of the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp; she was brought up at Wolfenbüttel Castle by her godfather, the Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. In 1727, aged fifteen, she married Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst (1690-1747).
Incidentally, Sophie's mother, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, was a sister of Elizabeth's own fiancé, who had died before the wedding. On her conversion to the Russian Orthodox Church, Sophie was given the name Catherine in memory of Elizabeth's mother.
Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (24 October 1712 – 30 May 1760) was a member of the German House of Holstein-Gottorp, a princess consort of Anhalt-Zerbst by marriage, and the regent of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1747 to 1752 on behalf of her minor son, Frederick Augustus. Read more on Wikipedia.
Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (24 October 1712 – 30 May 1760) was a member of the German House of Holstein-Gottorp, a princess consort of Anhalt-Zerbst by marriage, and the regent of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1747 to 1752 on behalf of her minor son, Frederick Augustus. She is best known as the mother of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia.
Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (24 October 1712 – 30 May 1760) was a member of the German House of Holstein-Gottorp, a princess consort of Anhalt-Zerbst by marriage, and the regent of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1747 to 1752 on behalf of her minor son, Frederick Augustus. She is best known as the mother of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia .
