Augusta Dorothea of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |
Succession: | Princess consort of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen |
Reign: | 3 September 1697 - 20 July 1716 |
Consort: | yes |
House: | Guelph |
Father: | Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
Mother: | Juliane of Holstein-Norburg |
Spouse: | Anton Günther II, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen-Arnstadt |
Birth Date: | 16 December 1666 |
Birth Place: | Wolfenbüttel |
Death Place: | Augustenburg Castle in Arnstadt |
Augusta Dorothea of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (16 December 1666 in Wolfenbüttel - 11 July 1751 at Augustenburg Castle in Arnstadt) was a daughter of the Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and his wife Juliane of Holstein-Norburg.
Auguste Dorothea married on 7 August 1684 in Wolfenbüttel to Count Anton Günther II of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. He was elevated to Imperial Prince in 1697. The couple resided in Arnstadt; the marriage remained childless.
Auguste Dorothea survived her husband by 35 years. She spent her long widowhood at Augustenburg Castle in Arnstadt, building her famous dolls collection French: Mon Plaisir. These dolls were never intended as toys; they represent society in the style of a baroque Cabinet of curiosities. Augustenburg castle no longer exists; her doll collection has been moved to the New Palace in Arnstadt.