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Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg (1 June 1659 – 13 March 1679), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Wettin and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg . Born in Merseburg, she was a child of Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg and his wife Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg .
- 1 June 1659, Merseburg
- Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
- 13 March 1679 (aged 19), Eisenberg
- Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
House. Wettin. Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg. Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg ( Dresden, 27 October 1615 – Merseburg, 18 October 1691), was the first duke of Saxe-Merseburg and a member of the House of Wettin . He was the sixth (third surviving) son of Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife, Princess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia .
- Wettin
- Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- 1657 - 1691
- Christian II
Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg (1 June 1659 – 13 March 1679), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Wettin and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Born in Merseburg, she was a child of Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg and his wife Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Christiana was the fourth daughter, and the ninth of 15 children, [1] of Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and his wife, Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg. Christiana was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was raised by Magdalene Sibylle of Saxony, the widow of the Danish Crown Prince, at her widow seat Nyköpingshus.
- 22 September 1634, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
- 20 May 1701 (aged 66), Delitzsch Castle
- Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg (1 June 1659 - 13 March 1679), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Wettin and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Born in Merseburg, she was a child of Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg and his wife Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Life
Saxe-Merseburg. The Duchy of Saxe-Merseburg was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire, with Merseburg as its capital. It existed from 1656 or 1657 to 1738 and was owned by an Albertine secundogeniture of the Saxon House of Wettin .
Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg Date of birth: 1659-06-01 Place of birth: Merseburg Date of death: 1679-03-13 Place of death: Eisenberg Place of Burial: Merseburg Cathedral
