Eleonore Sophie Of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
Eleonore Sophie, Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg (née Princess Eleonore Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg; 14 February 1603 - 5 January 1675) was a member of the Danish royal family and the consort of Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg.
| Eleonore Sophie | |
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| Princess Consort of Anhalt-Bernburg | |
| Reign | 17 April 1630 – 22 September 1656 |
| Born | 14 February 1603 Sønderborg, Duchy of Schleswig |
| Died | 5 January 1675 (aged 71) Ballenstedt, Anhalt Holy Roman Empire |
| Spouse | Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg |
| Issue | Victor Amadeus, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg Anna Elisabeth of Anhalt-Bernburg |
| House | Oldenburg (by birth) Ascania (by marriage) |
| Father | John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg |
| Mother | Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt |
Biography
Eleonore was born in Sønderborg on 14 February 1603 to John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, the third son of Christian III of Denmark and Norway and Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, and Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt, the daughter of Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt.
On 28 February 1625 Eleonore married Prince Christian of Anhalt-Bernburg in Ahrensbök. They had fifteen children:
- Beringer (b. Schüttorf, 21 April 1626 – d. Bernburg, 17 October 1627).
- Sophie (b. Bernburg, 11 September 1627 – d. Bernburg, 12 September 1627).
- Joachim Ernest (b. Ballenstedt, 13 June 1629 – d. Ballenstedt, 23 December 1629).
- Christian, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (b. Bernburg, 2 January 1631 – d. Bernburg, 20 June 1631).
- Erdmann Gideon, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (b. Harzgerode, 21 January 1632 – d. Bernburg, 4 April 1649).
- Bogislaw (b. Harzgerode, 7 October 1633 – d. Harzgerode, 7 February 1634).
- Victor Amadeus, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (b. Harzgerode, 6 October 1634 – d. Bernburg, 14 February 1718).
- Eleonore Hedwig (b. Bernburg, 28 October 1635 – d. Gandersheim, 10 September 1685).
- Ernestine Auguste (b. Plön, 23 December 1636 – d. Bernburg, 5 October 1659).
- Angelika (b. Bernburg, 6 June 1639 – d. Quedlinburg, 13 October 1688).
- Anna Sophia (b. Bernburg, 13 September 1640 – d. Sonnenwalde, 25 April 1704), married on 20 September 1664 to George Frederick, Count of Solms-Sonnenwalde; their daughter Sophie Albertine married Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg.
- Karl Ursinus (b. Bernburg, 18 April 1642 – d. Parma, 4 January 1660).
- Ferdinand Christian (b. Bernburg, 23 October 1643 – d. Ballenstedt, 14 March 1645).
- Marie (b. Ballenstedt, 25 January 1645 – d. Bernburg, 5 January 1655).
- Anna Elisabeth (b. Bernburg, 19 March 1647 – d. Bernstadt, 3 September 1680), married on 13 March 1672 to Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels.
In 1630 her husband succeeded his father, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, as the Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg. After her husband's death in 1656, their son Victor Amadeus became Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg.
She died in Ballenstedt on 5 January 1675. She was buried in the crypt of the Castle Church of St. Aegidien.
References
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