Anna Elisabeth of Anhalt-Bernburg | |
Noble Family: | House of Ascania |
Father: | Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg |
Mother: | Eleonore Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg |
Spouse: | Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels |
Birth Date: | 19 March 1647 |
Birth Place: | Bernburg |
Death Place: | Bernstadt |
Anna Elisabeth of Anhalt-Bernburg (19 March 1647 in Bernburg - 3 September 1680 in Bernstadt, now Bierutów), was a princess of Anhalt-Bernburg by birth and by marriage Duchess of Württemberg-Bernstadt.
Anna Elizabeth was a daughter of Prince Christian II of Anhalt-Bernburg (1599–1656) and his wife Eleonore Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (1603–1675), the daughter of the Duke John II of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. She married on 13 March 1672 in Bernstadt to Duke Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels. They had seven children.
The Duchess was well educated and musically gifted, was a talented singer. She spoke several languages fluently and played numerous musical instruments.[1] She had considerable influence on her husband and advised him in matters of state.
Anna Elizabeth died after complications in her last childbirth on 3 September 1680.