Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt explained

Consort:	yes
Princess Anna Sophie
Succession:	Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Reign:	4 September 1745 – 16 September 1764
Spouse:	Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Issue:	Ernest Frederick Prince Johann Wilhelm Princess Anna Sophie Prince Christian Franz Charlotte Sophie, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess Fredericka Magdalene Princess Fredericka Caroline Prince Josias
House:	Schwarzburg
Father:	Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Mother:	Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Birth Date:	9 September 1700
Birth Place:	Rudolstadt
Death Place:	Römhild

Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (9 September 1700 – 11 December 1780)^[1] was a Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

She was the daughter of Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (15 October 1667 – 24 June 1718) and Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1670–1728).

Family

On 2 January 1723 in Rudolstadt, she married Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. They had the following children:

• Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Saalfeld, 8 March 1724 – Coburg, 8 September 1800); great-grandfather of King Leopold II of Belgium, Empress Charlotte of Mexico, Queen Victoria, and Prince Albert.
• Prince Johann Wilhelm of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 11 May 1726 – Hohenfriedberg, 4 June 1745); killed in battle.
• Princess Anna Sophia of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 3 September 1727 – Coburg, 10 November 1728)
• Prince Christian Franz of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 25 January 1730 – Coburg, 18 September 1797)
• Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 24 September 1731 – Schwerin, 2 August 1810); married on 13 May 1755 Duke Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
• Princess Friederike Magdalene of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 21 August 1733 – Coburg, 29 March 1734)
• Princess Friederike Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 24 June 1735 – Schloß Schwaningen, 18 February 1791), married on 22 November 1754 Karl Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
• Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, 26 December 1737 – Coburg, 26 February 1815)

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Princess Anna Sophie, of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt b. 9 Sep 1700 Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany d. 11 Dec 1780 Römhild, Thuringia, Germany: Shetland Family History . 2023-10-17 . www.bayanne.info.