Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst

Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Tenure	1696–1732
Spouse	Frederick II
Issue
Princess Sophie Frederick III Prince Wilhelm Prince Karl Frederick Prince John August Prince Christian Prince Christian Wilhelm Prince Ludwig Ernst Prince Emanuel Prince Moritz Princess Sophie Prince Karl Fredericka, Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels Princess Magdalena Sibylle August, Princess of Wales Prince Johann Adolf
House	House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg House of Ascania
Father	Karl of Anhalt-Zerbst
Mother	Duchess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels
Born	13 October 1679(1679-10-13)
Died	11 October 1740(1740-10-11) (aged 60)
Religion	Lutheranism

Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst (13 October 1679 – 11 October 1740) was, by birth, a Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst and, by marriage, a Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. She was the maternal grandmother of George III of the United Kingdom.

She was born HSH Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst. Her father was Karl of Anhalt-Zerbst and her mother was Duchess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels.

Family

In 1696, Magdalena Augusta married Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, who had become Duke in 1691.
They had nineteen children:

• HDSH Princess Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1697–1703).
• Prince Frederick of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1699–1772); succeeded his father as Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.
• HDSH Prince Wilhelm of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1701–1771).
• HDSH Prince Karl Friedrich of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1702–1703).
• HDSH Prince Johann August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1704–1767).
• HDSH Prince Christian of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1705).
• HDSH Prince Christian Wilhelm of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1706–1748).
• HDSH Prince Ludwig Ernst of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1707–1763).
• HDSH Prince Emanuel of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1709–1710).
• HDSH Prince Moritz of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1711–1777).
• HDSH Princess Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1712).
• HDSH Prince Karl of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1714–1715)
• HDSH Princess Friederike of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1715–1775).
• HDSH Princess Magdalen Sybille of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1718).
• HDSH Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1719–1772); married Frederick, Prince of Wales and had issue, including George III of the United Kingdom.
• HDSH Prince Johann Adolf of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1721–1799).

Ancestry

16. Joachim Ernst, Prince of Anhalt

8. Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

17. Eleonore of Württemberg

4. John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

18. Johann XVI, Count of Oldenburg

9. Magdalene of Oldenburg

19. Elisabeth of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg

2. Karl Wilhelm, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

20. John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

10. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp

21. Augusta of Denmark

5. Sophie Augusta, Princess of Holstein-Gottorp

22. John George I, Elector of Saxony (= 12)

11. Marie Elisabeth of Saxony

23. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (= 13)

1. Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst

24. Christian I, Elector of Saxony

12. John George I, Elector of Saxony

25. Sophie of Brandenburg

6. August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

26. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia

13. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia

27. Marie Elenore of Jülich-Kleve-Berg

3. Duchess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels

28. John (VII) V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

14. Adolf Friedrich I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

29. Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

7. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

30. Enno III, Count of Ostfriesland

15. Anna Maria of Ostfriesland

31. Anna of Holstein-Gottorp

Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst House of Ascania Born: 13 October 1679 Died: 11 October 1740
German royalty
Vacant Title last held by Christine of Baden-Durlach	Duchess consort of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 7 June 1696 – 23 March 1732	Succeeded by Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen