See also: List of rulers of Saxony. This is a list of the Duchesses, Electresses and Queens of Saxony; the consorts of the Duke of Saxony and its successor states; including the Electorate of Saxony, the Kingdom of Saxony, the House of Ascania, Albertine, and the Ernestine Saxony.
Liudolfing Dynasty | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Oda | Billung, princep | 805 | before 830 | 845 | 866 husband's death | 17 May 913 | ||
Hedwiga | Henry of Franconia (Babenberg) | 850/55 | 869/70 | 2 February 880 husband's accession | 24 December 903 | |||
Dietrich, Count of Westphalia (Immedinger) | 895 | 909 | 30 November 912 husband's accession | 2 July 936 husband's death | 14 March 968 | |||
Edward the Elder (Wessex) | 910 | September 929 | 2 July 936 husband's accession | 26 January 946 | Otto II | |||
Rudolph II of Burgundy (Elder Welf) | 931 | October/November 951 | 961 the Liudolfings replaced by the Billungs | 16 December 999 | ||||
Billung Dynasty | ||||||||
Oda | - | - | - | - | - | 15 March in an unknown year | ||
Hildesuith of Westerbourg | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Hildegarde of Stade | Henry I, Count of Stade | 974/7 | 990 | 9 February 1011 husband's death | 3 October 1011 | |||
Eilika of Schweinfurt | Henry of Schweinfurt | 1000 | 1020 | 10 December 1055/1056 | ||||
Wulfhild of Norway | Olaf II of Norway (Fairhair) | - | November 1042 | 29 June 1059 husband's accession | 24 May 1071 | |||
Gertrude of Haldensleben | Conrad, Count of Haldensleben | - | 1071, after May | 28 March 1072 husband's death | 21 February 1116 | |||
Sophia of Hungary | Béla I of Hungary (Árpád) | 1045/50 | after 6 March 1070 | 28 March 1072 husband's accession | 18 June 1095 | |||
Süpplingenburg Dynasty | ||||||||
Richenza of Northeim | Henry, Margrave of Frisia (Northeim) | 1087/89 | 1100 | 23 August 1106 husband's accession | 4 December 1137 husband's death | 10 June 1141 | Lothair | |
Welf Dynasty (1) | ||||||||
Gertrude of Süpplingenburg | Lothair (Süpplingenburg) | 18 April 1115 | 29 May 1127 | 4 December 1137 husband's accession | 20 October 1139 husband's death | 18 April 1143 | Henry II | |
Ascanian Dynasty (1) | ||||||||
Sophie of Winzenburg | Herman I, Count of Winzenburg | - | 1124, after 7 December | 20 October 1139 husband's accession | 1142 husband renounces claims | 25 March 1160 | Albert I | |
Welf Dynasty (2) | ||||||||
Clementia of Zähringen | Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen (Zähringen) | - | 1147 | 23 November 1162 divorce | 1167 | Henry III | ||
Matilda of England | Henry II of England (Plantagenet) | June 1156 | 1 February 1168 | 1180 husband lost duchy | 13 July 1189 | |||
Ascanian Dynasty (2) | ||||||||
Judith of Poland | Mieszko III the Old (Piast) | before 1154 | 1173 | 1180 husband gained duchy | after 12 December 1201 | Bernard III | ||
Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (Babenberg) | 19 February 1205 | 1222 | 29 August 1226 | Albert I | ||||
Agnes of Thuringia | Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia (Ludowinger) | 1205 | 1238 | 1246 | ||||
Helene of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) | 18 March 1223 | 1247 | 7 October 1260 husband's death | 6 September 1273 | |||
Ascanian Dynasty (3) – Saxe-Lauenburg line | |||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband | |
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Ingeborg Birgersdotter of Bjelbo | Birger Jarl (Bjelbo) | 1253 | 1270 | 1282 husband resigned | 30 June 1302 | ||||
Agnes of Habsburg | Rudolph I of Germany (Habsburg) | 1257 | October 1273 | 1282 husband turned from co-ruling duke into regent for his minor nephews[1] | 11 October 1322 | ||||
Ascanian Dynasty (4) – Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln line | |||||||||
Elisabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg | Henry I, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (Schaumburg) | 1300 | 1315 | 22 April 1322 husband's death | before 1340 | ||||
Beata of Schwerin | Gunzelin VI, Count of Schwerin | - | by 30 May 1334 | before 1341 | |||||
Sophie of Werle-Güstrow | John II, Lord of Werle-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Werle) | 1329 | 1341 | February 1343 husband's death | 5 September 1364 | ||||
Katharina of Werle-Güstrow | Nicholas III, Lord of Werle-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Werle) | - | by 25 January 1366 | 1370 husband's death | after 17 December 1402 | ||||
Ascanian Dynasty (5) – Saxe-Lauenburg line (1305–1401 as Saxe-Ratzeburg-Lauenburg distinguished from Saxe-Bergedorf-Mölln) | |||||||||
Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel (Ascania) | 1270 | 24 September 1302 Papal dispensation | October 1308 husband's death | 1 May 1315 | Albert III [2] | ||||
Elisabeth of Pomerania | Bogislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania (Pomerania) | 1291 | 1318 | 1338 husband resigned | after 16 October 1349 | Eric I [3] | |||
Agnes of Holstein-Plön | John III, Count of Holstein-Plön (Schaumburg) | - | 1342/1349 | 1368 husband's death | 1386/7 | ||||
Sophie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Welf) | 1358 | 8 April 1373 | 21 June 1411 husband's death | by 28 May 1416 | ||||
Elisabeth of Holstein-Rendsburg | Nikolaus, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (Schaumburg) | 1384 | 1404 | 21 June 1411 husband's accession | 28 May 1416 | align=center rowspan="2" | Eric V [4] | ||
Elisabeth of Weinsberg | Conrad IX of Weinsberg | 1397 | before 1422 | at latest end of 1436 husband's death | after 26 January 1498 | ||||
Adelheid of Pomerania | Bogislaw VIII, Duke of Pomerania (Pomerania) | 1410 | 2 February 1429 | end of 1436 husband's accession | after 1444/45 | ||||
Dorothea of Brandenburg | Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) | 1446/1448 | 12 February 1464 | 15 August 1507 husband's death | March 1519 | ||||
Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Welf) | 1488 | 17/20 November 1509 | 1 August 1543 husband's death | 29 June 1563 | ||||
Sibylle of Saxony | Henry IV, Duke of Saxony (Wettin) | 2 May 1515 | 8 February 1540 | 1 August 1543 husband's accession 1574 husband's reaccession | 1571 husband's retirement 19 March 1581 husband's death | 18 July 1592 | |||
Sophia of Sweden | Gustav I of Sweden (Vasa) | 29 October 1547 | 4 July 1568, however, since 1578 permanently separated | 1571 husband's accession on his father's retirement 19 March 1581 husband's accession on his father's death | 1574 husband deposed by reaccession of his father 1588 husband deposed by his brothers | 17 March 1611 | Magnus II [5] | ||
Margaret of Pomerania-Wolgast | Philip I, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast (Pomerania) | 9 March 1553 | 26 December 1574 | 19 March 1581 husband's accession | 7 August 1581 | Francis II [6] | |||
Maria of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Welf) | 13 January 1566 | 10 November 1582 | 2 July 1619 husband's death | 13 August 1626 | ||||
Katharina von Spörck | ? von Spörck | ? | 25 November 1581 | 1582 divorce | ? | Maurice [7] | |||
Elisabeth Sophie of Holstein-Gottorp | John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (Holstein-Gottorp) | 12 December 1599 | 5 March 1621 | 25 November 1627 | |||||
Catharina of Oldenburg | John VII, Count of Oldenburg (Oldenburg) | 20 September 1582 | 4 June 1633 | 29 February 1644 | |||||
Anna Magdalene Popel of Lobkowitz | William the Younger Popel of Lobkowicz (Lobkowicz) | 20 July 1606 | 18 August 1632 | 18 January 1656 husband's accession | 20 November 1665 husband's death | 7 September 1668 | |||
Sibylle Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg | Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (Ascania) | 30 July 1625 | 1654 | 20 November 1665 husband's accession | 30 July 1666 husband's death | 1 August 1703 | |||
Hedwig of the Palatinate-Sulzbach | Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (Wittelsbach) | 15 April 1650 | 9 April 1668 | 23 November 1681 | |||||
Welf Dynasty (3) – Brunswick and Lunenburg-Celle line | |||||||||
Alexandre II d'Esmier d'Olbreuse (d'Olbreuse) | 3 January 1639 | 1676 | 28 August 1705 husband's death | 5 February 1722 | |||||
Welf Dynasty (4) – cadet branch House of Hanover | |||||||||
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach | Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (Hohenzollern) | 1 March 1683 | 22 August 1705 | 11 June 1727 husband's accession | 20 November 1737 | ||||
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg-Strelitz) | 19 May 1744 | 8 September 1761 | about 6 April 1814 dynastic redeployment following Congress of Vienna | 17 November 1818 | ||||
House of Oldenburg | |||||||||
Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel | Landgrave Charles of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel) | 28 October 1767 | 31 July 1790 | after 6 April 1814 husband gained duchy | 3 December 1839 husband's death | 21/22 March 1852 | |||
Caroline Amalie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg | Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg) | 28 July 1796 | 22 May 1815 | 3 December 1839 husband's accession | 20 January 1848 husband's death | 9 March 1881 | |||
Louise of Hesse-Kassel | Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel) | 7 September 1817 | 26 May 1842 | 5 November 1863 husband's accession | 30 October 1864 Conquest by Prussia | 29 September 1898 | |||
House of Hohenzollern | |||||||||
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Wettin) | 30 September 1811 | 11 June 1829 | 30 October 1864 husband gained duchy | 1876' title turned void, when Saxe-Lauenburg merged in real union into Prussia | 7 January 1890 | |||
Bismarck family | |||||||||
Johanna von Puttkamer | Eugen von Puttkamer, Oberpräsident of Posen (Puttkamer) | 11 April 1824 | 28 July 1847 | 1890 husband received courtesy title | 27 November 1894 | ||||
Ascanian Dynasty (3) – Saxe-Wittenberg line | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Agnes of Habsburg | Rudolph I of Germany (Habsburg) | 1257 | October 1273 | 25 August 1298 husband's death | 11 October 1322 | |||
Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel (Ascania) | 1275/86 | 1298 | 25 August 1298 husband's accession | 9 May 1328 | ||||
Władysław I the Elbow-high (Piast) | before 1298 | 28 August 1328 | 9 April 1333 | |||||
Ulrich I, Count of Lindow-Ruppin | 18 December 1314 | 1333 | 9 May 1343 | |||||
Elisabeth of Hesse | Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse (Hesse) | - | before 8 May 1336 | 11 March 1356 husband's accession | 6 December 1370 husband's death | 30 May 1373 | ||
Cecilia of Carrara | Francesco I da Carrara, Count of Padua (Carrara) | - | before 11 May 1371 or 23 January 1376 | 15 May 1388 husband's death | 1427/1435 | |||
Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia (Wettin) | 1377 | before 30 November 1389 | 15 May 1388 husband's accession | 4 July 1395 | ||||
Rupert I of Legnica (Piast) | 1372/84 | 6 March 1396 | 11 June 1419 husband's death | 17 May 1435/6 | ||||
Euphemia of Oels | Konrad III the Old (Piast) | 1390 | 14 January 1402 or 14 January 1420? | 11 June 1419 husband's accession | 12 November 1422 husband's death | 1444 | Albert III | |
Wettin Dynasty, Albertine Line | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Sidonie Podiebrad of Bohemia | George of Kunštát and Poděbrady, King of Bohemia (Poděbrady) | 14 November 1449 | 11 November 1464 | 12 September 1500 husband's death | 1 February 1510 | Albert III | ||
Barbara Jagiellon | Casimir IV Jagiellon, King of Poland (Jagiellon) | 15 July 1478 | 21 November 1496 | 12 September 1500 husband's accession | 15 February 1534 | George | ||
Katharina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) | 1487 | 6 July 1512 | 17 April 1539 husband's accession | 18 August 1541 husband's death | 6 June 1561 | Henry IV | |
Agnes of Hesse | Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (Hesse) | 31 May 1527 | 9 January 1541 | 18 August 1541 husband's accession | 24 April 1547 became electress | 4 November 1555 | Maurice | |
Wettin Dynasty, Ernestine Line | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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John III, Duke of Cleves (De la Marck) | 17 January 1512 | 9 February 1527 | 24 April 1547 husband lost electorate | 21 February 1554 | John Frederick I | |||
Agnes of Hesse | Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (Hesse) | 31 May 1527 | 26 May 1555 | 4 November 1555 | John Frederick II | |||
Elisabeth of the Palatinate-Simmern | Frederick III, Elector Palatine (Palatinate-Simmern) | 30 June 1540 | 12 June 1558 | November 1566 husband's imprisoned | 8 February 1594 | |||
See: Electresses of Saxony.
House of Ascania | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Electress | Ceased to be Electress | Death | Husband |
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Elisabeth of Hesse | Otto I, Landgrave of Hesse (Hesse) | - | before 8 May 1336 or 1346 | 11 March 1356 husband's accession | 6 December 1370 husband's death | 30 May 1373 | ||
Cecilia of Carrara | Francesco I da Carrara, Count of Padua (Carrara) | - | 23 January 1376 | 15 May 1388 husband's death | 1435 | |||
Balthasar, Landgrave of Thuringia (Wettin) | 1377 | before 30 November 1389 | 15 May 1388 husband's accession | 4 July 1395 | ||||
Rupert I of Legnica (Piast) | 1384 | 6 March 1396 | 11 June 1419 husband's death | 17 May 1435/6 | ||||
Euphemia of Oels | Konrad III the Old (Piast) | 1390 | 14 January 1420 | 12 November 1422 husband's death | 1444 | |||
House of Wettin | ||||||||
Catherine of Brunswick-Lüneburg | Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) | 1395 | 8 February 1402 | 6 January 1423 husband's accession | 4 January 1428 husband's death | 28 December 1442 | ||
Margaret of Austria | Ernest, Duke of Austria (Habsburg) | 1416/17 | 3 June 1431 | 7 September 1464 husband's death | 12 February 1486 | |||
Elisabeth of Bavaria | Albert III, Duke of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 2 February 1443 | 19 November 1460 | 7 September 1464 husband's accession | 5 March 1486 | |||
John III, Duke of Cleves (De la Marck) | 17 January 1512 | 9 February 1527 | 16 August 1532 husband's accession | 24 April 1547 husband's desposition | 21 February 1554 | John Frederick I | ||
In 1464 the House of Wettin split into Albertine and Ernestine line, holding the title of elector until 1547, thereafter passed on to the former. | ||||||||
House of Wettin – Albertine line | ||||||||
Agnes of Hesse | Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (Hesse) | 31 May 1527 | 9 January 1541 | 24 April 1547 husband's accession | 9 July 1553 husband's death | 4 November 1555 | Maurice | |
Anne of Denmark | Christian III of Denmark (Oldenburg) | 22 November 1532 | 7 October 1548 | 9 July 1553 husband's accession | 1 October 1585 | Augustus | ||
Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt | Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt (Ascania) | 12 March 1573 | 3 January 1586 | 11 February 1586 husband's death | 3 November 1616 | |||
Sophie of Brandenburg | John George, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) | 6 June 1568 | 25 April 1582 | 11 February 1586 husband's accession | 25 September 1591 husband's death | 7 December 1622 | Christian I | |
Hedwig of Denmark | Frederick II of Denmark (Oldenburg) | 5 August 1581 | 12 September 1602 | 23 June 1611 husband's death | 26 November 1641 | Christian II | ||
Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia | Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia (Hohenzollern) | 31 December 1586 | 19 July 1607 | 23 June 1611 husband's accession | 8 October 1656 husband's death | 12 February 1659 | John George I | |
Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Hohenzollern) | 1 November 1612 | 13 November 1638 | 8 October 1656 husband's accession | 22 August 1680 husband's death | 20 March 1687 | John George II | |
Anna Sophie of Denmark | Frederick III of Denmark (Oldenburg) | 1 September 1647 | 9 October 1666 | 22 August 1680 husband's accession | 12 September 1691 husband's death | 1 July 1717 | John George III | |
Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach | John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (Wettin) | 13 April 1662 | 17 April 1692 | 27 April 1694 husband's death | 9 September 1696 | John George IV | ||
Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Hohenzollern) | 19 December 1671 | 20 January 1693 | 27 April 1694 husband's accession | 4 September 1727 | Frederick Augustus I | ||
Maria Josepha of Austria | Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg) | 8 December 1699 | 20 August 1719 | 1 February 1733 husband's accession | 17 November 1757 | Frederick Augustus II | ||
Maria Antonia of Bavaria | Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (Wittelsbach) | 18 July 1724 | 20 June 1747 | 5 October 1763 husband's accession | 17 December 1763 husband's death | 23 April 1780 | Frederick Christian | |
Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (Palatinate-Birkenfeld) | 10 May 1752 | 29 January 1769 | 20 December 1806 elevated to Queen consort | 15 November 1828 | ||||
Duchesses of Saxe-Weissenfels | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) | 1 July 1627 | 23 November 1647 | 22 April 1657 husband's accession | 11 December 1669 | ||||
George William, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg (Leiningen-Westerburg) | 3 June 1647 | 29 January 1672 | 4 August 1680 husband's death | 4 November 1687 | ||||
Frederick William II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (Wettin) | 14 January 1656 | 25 October 1671 | 4 August 1680 husband's accession | 22 January 1686 | ||||
Fredericka Elisabeth of Saxe-Eisenach | John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (Wettin) | 5 May 1669 | 7 January 1698 | 16 March 1712 husband's death | 12 November 1730 | |||
Louise Christine of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg | Christoph Louis I, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg (Stolberg) | 21 January 1675 | 12 May 1712 | 28 June 1736 husband's death | 16 May 1738 | |||
Fredericka of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Wettin) | 17 July 1715 | 27 November 1734 | 28 June 1736 husband's accession | 16 May 1746 husband's death | 2 May 1775 | ||
In 1746, the line of Saxe-Weissenfels became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Electorate. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels-Barby, Countess of Barby | ||||||||
Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau | John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (Ascania) | 1 May 1665 | 30 March 1686 | 5 October 1706 | ||||
Auguste Louise of Württemberg-Oels | Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels (Württemberg) | 21 January 1698 | 18 February 1721 | 16 February 1728 husband's accession | 1732 divorce | 4 January 1739 | ||
In 1739, the line of Saxe-Weissenfels-Barby became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels-Dahme | ||||||||
Heinrich I, Count Reuss of Schleiz (Reuss-Schleiz) | 11 August 1667 | 13 February 1711 | 16 April 1715 husband's death | 15 October 1729 | Frederick | |||
In 1715, the line of Saxe-Weissenfels-Dahme became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Duchy of Saxe-Weissenfels. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Philip, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) | 22 September 1634 | 19 November 1650 | 22 April 1657 husband's accession | 18 October 1691 husband's death | 20 May 1701 | |||
Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz (Wettin) | 13 November 1661 | 14 October 1679 | 18 October 1691 husband's accession | 20 October 1694 husband's death | 29 April 1720 | |||
George August, Count of Nassau-Idstein (Nassau-Idstein) | 9 November 1693 | 4 November 1711 | 21 April 1731 husband's death | 8 April 1734 | Maurice William | |||
Gustav Adolf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Güstrow) | 3 September 1668 | 29 March 1692 | 21 April 1731 husband's accession | 28 July 1738 husband's death | 25 August 1738 | Henry | ||
In 1738, the line of Saxe-Merseburg became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Electorate. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig | ||||||||
Gustav Adolf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Güstrow) | 12 January 1666 | 1 December 1686 | 1691 husband's accession | 27 March 1715 husband's death | 9 August 1735 | August | ||
In 1715, the line of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Duchy of Saxe-Merseburg. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg-Lauchstädt | ||||||||
Johann Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (Wettin) | 22 March 1660 | 9 July 1684 | 4 February 1687 | Philipp | ||||
Louise Elisabeth of Württemberg-Oels | Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels (Württemberg) | 22 February 1673 | 17 August 1688 | 1 July 1690 husband's death | 28 April 1736 | |||
In 1690, the line of Saxe-Merseburg-Lauchstädt became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Duchy of Saxe-Merseburg. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg-Spremberg | ||||||||
Gustav Adolf, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (Mecklenburg-Güstrow) | 3 September 1668 | 29 March 1692 | 1694 husband's accession | 21 April 1731 became Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg | 25 August 1738 | Henry | ||
Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (Wettin) | 14 October 1641 | 3 July 1656 | 22 April 1657 husband's accession | 11 June 1675 | ||||
Philipp Louis, Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg) | 4 May 1653 | 14 June 1676 | 4 December 1681 husband's death | 19 August 1684 | ||||
Frederick William I, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) | 16 November 1670 | 25 June 1689 | 15 November 1718 husband's death | 17 November 1739 | ||||
In 1718, the line of Saxe-Zeitz became extinct and their land were reincorporated into the Electorate. | ||||||||
Duchess of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt | ||||||||
Christian Ulrich I, Duke of Württemberg-Oels (Württemberg) | 30 May 1677 | 23 April 1699 | after 23 April 1699 husband receives appanage | 11 November 1700 | Frederick Henry | |||
Philipp Louis, Duke Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg) | 4 July 1665 | 27 February 1702 | 18 December 1713 husband's death | 25 February 1748 | ||||
In 1718, the line of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt became extinct, after Duke Maurice Adolf Karl became a priest, and their land were reincorporated into the Duchy of Saxe-Zeitz. | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Frederick III, Elector Palatine (Wittelsbach) | 15 November 1544 | 15 June 1560 | 1572 Saxe-Weimar created | 2 March 1573 husband's death | 8 April 1592 | |||
Christoph, Duke of Württemberg (Württemberg) | 20 November 1563 | 5 May 1583 | 21 July 1590 | |||||
Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg (Wittelsbach) | 18 August 1575 | 9 September 1591 | 7 July 1602 husband's death | 11 February 1643 | ||||
Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt (Ascania) | 2 July 1574 | 7 January 1593 | 7 July 1602 husband's accession | 18 July 1605 husband's death | 18 July 1617 | |||
John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (Ascania) | 16 February 1602 | 23 May 1625 | 17 May 1662 husband's death | 26 December 1664 | ||||
John Christian, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg) | 23 June 1638 | 14 August 1656 | 17 May 1662 husband's accession | 7 June 1679 | ||||
Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena (Saxe-Jena) | 20 December 1669 | 2 November 1683 | 23 August 1690 divorce | 6 January 1703 | William Ernest co-Duke | |||
John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (Ascania) | 9 March 1663 | 11 October 1685 | 14 September 1694 | John Ernest III co-Duke | ||||
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (Hesse-Homburg) | 17 June 1672 | 4 November 1694 | 10 May 1707 husband's death | 29 August 1738 | ||||
Emmanuel Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (Ascania) | 29 November 1694 | 24 January 1716 | 29 September 1728 | |||||
George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Hohenzollern) | 27 July 1713 | 7 April 1734 | 2 March 1747 | |||||
Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Brunswick-Bevern) | 24 October 1739 | 16 March 1756 | 28 May 1758 husband's death | 10 April 1807 | ||||
Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt) | 30 January 1757 | 3 October 1775 | 1809 Weimar and Eisenach united | 14 February 1830 | ||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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John, Count of Mansfeld-Hinterort (Mansfeld) | 1565 | 23 November 1591 | 12 April 1596 | |||||
Augustus, Elector of Saxony (Wettin) | 16 November 1567 | 16 January 1586 | 12 December 1593 divorce | 27 January 1613 | ||||
First Creation | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) | 6 April 1573 | 16 September 1599 | 16 July 1633 husband's death | 7 August 1643 | ||||
William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel) | 19 October 1578 | 14 May 1598 | 16 July 1633 husband's accession | 23 October 1638 husband's death | 19 August 1658 | |||
Second Creation | ||||||||
Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) | 7 January 1638 | 18 July 1676 | 1680 husband's accession | 15 February 1687 | ||||
First Creation | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (Hesse-Kassel) | 19 October 1578 | 14 May 1598 | 23 October 1638 husband's death | 19 August 1658 | ||||
Second Creation | ||||||||
Dorothea of Saxe-Altenburg | Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (Wettin) | 26 June 1601 | 24 June 1633 | 1640 Saxe-Eisenach partitioned from Weimar | 20 December 1644 husband's death | 10 April 1675 | ||
Third Creation | ||||||||
Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) | 7 January 1638 | 18 January 1663 | 22 November 1668 husband's death | 15 February 1687 | ||||
Ernest, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein (Sayn-Wittgenstein) | 27 August 1632 | 29 May 1661 | 23 February 1671 husband's accession | 19 September 1686 husband's death | 28 September 1701 | |||
Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (Württemberg) | 22 February 1671 | 20 September 1688 | 10 November 1698 husband's death | 11 September 1717 | ||||
Margrave Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach (Zähringen) | 12 September 1678 | 27 February 1697 | 10 November 1698 husband's accession | 10 July 1707 | ||||
Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (Wettin) | 3 September 1673 | 28 July 1708 | 28 November 1726 | |||||
Johann Karl August, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg (Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim) | 29 December 1692 | 29 May 1727 | 14 January 1729 husband's death | 3 June 1734 | ||||
Margrave Albert Frederick of Brandenburg-Schwedt (Hohenzollern) | 24 December 1706 | 3 June 1723 | 14 January 1729 husband's accession | 26 July 1741 husband's death | 3 January 1751 | |||
George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Hohenzollern) | 27 July 1713 | 7 April 1734 | 26 July 1741 husband's accession | 2 March 1747 | ||||
Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Brunswick-Bevern) | 24 October 1739 | 16 March 1756 | 28 May 1758 husband's death | 10 April 1807 | ||||
Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt) | 30 January 1757 | 3 October 1775 | 1809 Weimar and Eisenach united | 14 February 1830 | ||||
First Creation | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Welf) | 23 June 1593 | 25 October 1618 | 1 April 1639 husband's death | 25 March 1650 | ||||
Margrave Christian William of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) | 1 February 1616 | 18 September 1638 | 1 April 1639 husband accession | 16 March 1650 | ||||
John George I, Elector of Saxony (Wettin) | 23 December 1617 | 11 October 1652 | 6 January 1668 | |||||
John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (Saxe-Altenburg) | 10 October 1619 | 24 October 1636 | 14 April 1672 husband accession | 26 March 1675 husband's death | 20 December 1680 | |||
Second Creation | ||||||||
Duke Louis of Württemberg (Württemberg) | 28 June 1799 | 24 April 1817 | 29 September 1834 husband's accession | 28 November 1848 | ||||
Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) | 31 March 1803 | 7 October 1825 | 30 November 1848 husband accession | 3 August 1853 husband's death | 26 October 1862 | |||
Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt (Ascania) | 24 June 1824 | 28 April 1853 | 3 August 1853 husband accession | 23 October 1897 | ||||
Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe (Schaumburg-Lippe) | 22 September 1875 | 27 February 1898 | 7 February 1908 husband accession | 13 November 1918 German Revolution | 27 January 1971 | |||
Duchess of Saxe-Gotha and Altenburg | ||||||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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John Philip, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (Saxe-Altenburg) | 10 October 1619 | 24 October 1636 | 14 April 1672 personal union of Altenburg and Gotha | 26 March 1675 husband's death | 20 December 1680 | |||
Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg | ||||||||
August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (Saxe-Weissenfels) | 2 September 1648 | 14 November 1669 | 26 March 1675 husband accession | 7 January 1681 | ||||
Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (Zähringen) | 22 April 1645 | 14 August 1681 | 2 August 1691 husband's death | 21 December 1705 | ||||
Karl, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (Ascania) | 13 October 1679 | 7 June 1696 | 23 March 1732 husband's death | 11 October 1740 | ||||
Ernest Louis I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Saxe-Meiningen) | 10 August 1710 | 17 September 1729 | 23 March 1732 husband's accession | 22 October 1767 | ||||
Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen | Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (Saxe-Meiningen) | 11 September 1751 | 21 March 1769 | 10 March 1772 husband's accession | 20 April 1804 husband's death | 25 April 1827 | ||
William I, Elector of Hesse (Hesse-Kassel) | 11 July 1771 | 24 April 1802 | 20 April 1804 husband's accession | 27 May 1822 husband's death | 22 February 1848 | |||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg (Wettin) | 1 June 1659 | 13 February 1677 | 13 March 1679 | |||||
Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt) | 7 May 1661 | 9 February 1681 | 28 April 1707 husband's death | 22 August 1712 | ||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Prince Georg Friedrich of Waldeck (Waldeck) | 3 August 1662 | 30 November 1680 | 15 October 1702 | |||||
Georg Ludwig I, Count of Erbach-Erbach (Erbach-Erbach) | 30 July 1683 | 4 February 1704 | 17 October 1715 husband's accession | 9 March 1724 husband's death | 4 September 1742 | |||
Philipp Karl, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau (Erbach-Fürstenau) | 29 September 1700 | 19 June 1726 | 13 August 1745 husband's death | 7 May 1758 | ||||
Christian VI of Denmark (Oldenburg) | 19 October 1726 | 1 October 1749 | 8 August 1756 | |||||
Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Hohenzollern) | 15 October 1733 | 20 January 1757 | 8 October 1757 | |||||
Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Saxe-Weimar) | 4 January 1740 | 1 July 1758 | 23 September 1780 husband's death | 10 June 1786 | ||||
Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg (Mecklenburg-Strelitz) | 17 November 1769 | 3 September 1785 | 14 May 1818 | |||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg (Saxe-Merseburg) | 4 August 1660 | 18 February 1680 | 2 August 1686 | |||||
Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen (Waldeck) | 13 December 1664 | 2 December 1690 | 1 February 1699 | |||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt) | 26 November 1647 | 20 November 1671 | 26 March 1675 husband's accession | 19 April 1680 | ||||
Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Welf) | 30 September 1658 | 25 January 1681 | 27 April 1706 husband's death | 15 March 1729 | ||||
Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg) | 22 January 1674 | 19 September 1704 | 27 April 1706 husband's accession | 18 April 1713 | ||||
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (Hohenzollern) | 5 April 1674 | 3 June 1714 | 24 November 1724 husband's death | 22 November 1748 | ||||
Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (Hesse-Philippsthal) | 11 August 1730 | 26 September 1750 | 27 January 1763 husband's death | 7 September 1801 | ||||
Christian Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern (Stolberg-Gedern) | 13 October 1764 | 5 June 1780 | 21 July 1782 husband's death | 24 May 1834 | ||||
Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Hohenlohe-Langenburg) | 11 August 1763 | 27 November 1782 | 24 December 1803 husband's death | 30 April 1837 | ||||
William II, Elector of Hesse (Hesse-Kassel) | 6 September 1804 | 23 March 1825 | 20 September 1866 husband's abdication | 4 January 1888 | ||||
Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (Hohenlohe-Langenburg) | 7 July 1839 | 23 October 1858 | 20 September 1866 husband's accession | 30 March 1872 | ||||
Frederick III, German Emperor (Hohenzollern) | 24 July 1860 | 18 February 1878 | 25 June 1914 husband's accession | 10 November 1918 husband's abdication | 1 October 1919 | |||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt) | 9 September 1700 | 2 January 1723 | 4 September 1745 husband's accession | 16 September 1764 husband's death | 11 December 1780 | |||
Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Brunswick-Bevern) | 3 January 1724 | 23 April 1749 | 16 September 1764 husband's accession | 8 September 1800 husband's death | 17 March 1802 | |||
Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf (Reuss-Ebersdorf) | 19 January 1757 | 13 June 1777 | 8 September 1800 husband's accession | 9 December 1806 husband's death | 16 November 1831 | |||
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg) | 21 December 1800 | 31 July 1817 | 31 March 1826 divorce | 16 November 1831 | ||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Duke Alexander of Württemberg (Württemberg) | 17 September 1799 | 23 December 1832 | 29 January 1844 husband's death | 24 September 1860 | ||||
Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (Zähringen) | 6 December 1820 | 13 May 1842 | 29 January 1844 husband's accession | 22 August 1893 husband's death | 20 December 1904 | |||
Alexander II of Russia (Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov) | 17 October 1853 | 23 January 1874 | 22 August 1893 husband's accession | 30 July 1900 husband's death | 24 October 1920 | |||
Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg) | 31 December 1885 | 11 October 1905 | 14 November 1918 German Revolution | 3 October 1970 | ||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Grand Duchess | Ceased to be Grand Duchess | Death | Husband |
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Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (Hesse-Darmstadt) | 30 January 1757 | 3 October 1775 | 1815 elevated to Grand Duchess | 14 June 1828 husband's death | 14 February 1830 | |||
Paul I of Russia (Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov) | 16 February 1786 | 3 August 1804 | 14 June 1828 husband's accession | 8 July 1853 husband's death | 23 June 1859 | |||
William II of the Netherlands (Orange-Nassau) | 8 April 1824 | 8 October 1842 | 8 July 1853 husband's accession | 23 March 1897 | ||||
Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz (Reuss-Greiz) | 13 July 1884 | 30 April 1903 | 17 January 1905 | |||||
Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen (Saxe-Meiningen) | 29 May 1890 | 21 January 1910 | 9 November 1918 Grand Duchy abolished | 12 March 1972 | ||||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Queen | Ceased to be Queen | Death | Husband |
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Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (Palatinate-Birkenfeld) | 10 May 1752 | 29 January 1769 | 20 December 1806 elevated to Queen consort | 5 May 1827 husband's death | 15 November 1828 | |||
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg-Lorraine) | 30 January 1757 | 8 October 1787 | 5 May 1827 husband's accession | 7 November 1827 | ||||
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 27 January 1805 | 24 April 1833 | 6 June 1836 husband's accession | 9 August 1854 husband's death | 13 September 1877 | |||
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 13 November 1801 | 22 November 1822 | 9 August 1854 husband's accession | 29 October 1873 husband's death | 8 November 1877 | |||
Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (Holstein-Gottorp) | 5 August 1833 | 18 June 1853 | 29 October 1873 husband's accession | 19 June 1902 husband's death | 15 December 1907 | |||