Princess Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
| Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | |
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| Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | |
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| Born | 22 December 1670 |
| Died | 28 December 1728 (aged 58) |
| Spouse | Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
| Issue | Frederick Anton Princess Amalie Magdalene Sophie Louise Sophie Juliane William Louis Christiane Dorothea Albert Anton Emilie Juliane Anna Sophie Dorothea Sofie Louise Friederike Magdalene Sibylle Louis Günther II |
| House | Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
| Father | Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |
| Mother | Magdalena Sybille of Saxe-Weissenfels |
Duchess Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (22 December 1670 – 28 December 1728) was a princess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Duchess in Saxony by birth, and by marriage a Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
Ancestry
She was the daughter of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1646–1691) and Magdalena Sibylle, Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels (1648–1680).
Her father was a fourth-generation descendant of John Frederick, Elector of Saxony in direct male line. He was also a fourth-generation descendant of his wife Sybille of Cleves who was daughter of John III, Duke of Cleves and older sister of both Anne of Cleves and Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg.
The Elector was father to John William, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1530–1573). He married Dorothea Susanne of Simmern, a daughter of Frederick III, Elector Palatine.
They were parents to John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1570–1605). He married Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, a granddaughter of Christoph, Duke of Württemberg and great-granddaughter of Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg.
John and Dorothea Maria were parents to Ernst I, Duke of Saxe Coburg. He married his cousin Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg. As a result, their son Frederick I inherited both Duchies as the Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg in 1675.
Marriage
She married Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (15 October 1667- 24 June 1718). They had the following children:
- Frederick Anton
- Amalie Magdalene
- Sophie Louise
- Sophie Juliane
- William Louis
- Christiane Dorothea
- Albert Anton
- Emilie Juliane
- Anna Sophie
- Dorothea Sophie
- Louise Friederike
- Magdalene Sibylle
- Louis Günther II
Via her eponymous daughter, Anna Sophie was an ancestor of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their cousins Carlota of Mexico and Leopold II of Belgium