Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
| Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | |||||
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| Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar | |||||
| Tenure | 1734-1747 | ||||
| Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach | |||||
| Tenure | 1741-1747 | ||||
| Born |
27 July 1713 Weferlingen |
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| Died | 2 March 1747 (aged 33) Ilmenau |
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| Spouse | Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | ||||
| Issue |
Ernest Augustus II Konstantin, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Ernestine Auguste Sophie, Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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| House | House of Hohenzollern | ||||
| Father | George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | ||||
| Mother | Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | ||||
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| Sophie Charlotte Albertine |
Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Sophie Charlotte Albertine; 27 July 1713 - 2 March 1747), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Hohenzollern and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach.
Born in Weferlingen, she was the fourth of five children born from the marriage of George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. In 1716 her mother was convicted of adultery and imprisoned; she probably never saw her again.
In Bayreuth on 7 April 1734, Sophie Charlotte married Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar as his second wife. They had four children:
On 26 July 1741 she also became in the Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach after her husband inherited that land.
Sophie Charlotte died in Ilmenau aged 33. She was buried there.
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