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Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg

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Birth Date:
05.04.1674
Death date:
22.11.1746
Person's maiden name:
Wettin
Extra names:
Elisabeth Sophie von Brandenburg, Hohenzollern, Palatinate, Елизавета София Бранденбургская
Categories:
Count, Duke, King, ruler, Knyaz (Prince, Duke), Related to Latvia
Nationality:
 german
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Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg, was a Duchess consort of Courland, Margravine consort of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen.

She was married to:

  • Duke Frederick Casimir Kettler of Courland,
  • Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and
  • Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.

She was joint regent in Courland during the minority of her son from 1698 until 1701.

Elisabeth Sophie was born to Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg and Sophia Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

She married (29 April 1691) to her cousin, Duke Frederick Casimir Kettler of Courland (1650–1698).

The marriage was arranged as an alliance between the two families; in 1703 her brother Albert Frederick was to marry her first husband's daughter Mary Dorothea. When her husband died in 1698, Elisabeth Sophie became joint guardian-regent alongside with her former brother-in-law Ferdinand.

In January 1701, Elisabeth Sophie left Courland, her son and former stepdaughter for her brothers court in Berlin.

In 1703, she was formally deprived of the custody of her son and the regency. She was later given a Russian allowance from Anna of Russia.

She married Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (6 August 1644 – 20 May 1712) on 30 March 1703 in Potsdam.

She is said to have dominated her second spouse completely and directed his policy in a pro-Prussian direction. He gave her the palace Markgräfliches Schloss Erlangen, which was named after her. She was described as proud and a great lover of pomp and ceremony. Her expenses had a bad effect on the finances of the state.

She married on 3 June 1714 on Schloss Ehrenburg to Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1672–1724).

Source: wikipedia.org, news.lv

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        Relation nameRelation typeBirth DateDeath dateDescription
        1Frederick William Elector of BrandenburgFrederick William Elector of BrandenburgFather16.02.162029.04.1688
        2Fridrihs III KetlersFridrihs III KetlersSon19.07.169221.01.1711
        3
        Marija Doroteja fon Brandenburga ŠvedteDaughter00.00.168400.00.1743
        4Frederick I  of PrussiaFrederick I of PrussiaBrother11.07.165725.02.1713
        5Frederick Casimir  KettlerFrederick Casimir KettlerHusband, Brother in-law, Cousin06.07.165022.01.1698
        6Jacob KettlerJacob KettlerFather in-law28.10.161010.01.1682
        7Luīze KetlereLuīze KetlereMother in-law13.09.161729.08.1676
        8Albrehts Frīdrihs fon Branderburgs ŠvedtsAlbrehts Frīdrihs fon Branderburgs ŠvedtsSon in-law24.01.167221.06.1731
        9Anna  IoannovnaAnna IoannovnaDaughter in-law28.01.169317.10.1740
        10
        Louise Elisabeth von KurlandSister in-law23.08.164616.12.1690
        11Maria Amalia of KurlandMaria Amalia of KurlandSister in-law12.06.165316.06.1711
        12Ferdinands KetlersFerdinands KetlersBrother in-law01.11.165504.05.1737
        13Georg Wilhelm von BrandenburgGeorg Wilhelm von BrandenburgGrandfather13.11.159501.12.1640

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