Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Merseburg

Details

Instance of

human

Born

4 August 1660

Died

2 August 1686, 2 August 1686

Place of birth

Merseburg

Place of death

Saalfeld

Sex or gender

female

Given name

Sophie

Father

Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg

Mother

Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Spouse

John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Child

Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Princess Charlotte Wilhelmine of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Christiane Sophie von Sachsen-Saalfeld

Sibling

Christiane of Saxe-Merseburg, Sibilla Maria of Saxony-Merseburg, Christian II, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg, Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Lauchstädt, August, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig, Magdalena Sophie of Saxe-Merseburg, Johann Georg von Sachsen-Merseburg, Moritz von Sachsen-Merseburg

Occupation

aristocrat

cause of death

puerperal disorders

languages spoken, written or signed

German

manner of death

natural causes

member of family

House of Wettin, Albertine branch

name in native language

Sophie Hedwig von Sachsen-Merseburg

noble title

duke

place of burial

Johanneskirche

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