Princess Sophia Wilhelmina of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld explained

Princess Sophia Wilhelmina
Consort:yes
Succession:Princess consort of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Reign:8 February 1720 - 4 December 1727
House:Wettin
Father:John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Mother:Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen
Issue:John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Spouse:Frederick Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Birth Date:9 August 1693
Birth Place:Saalfeld
Death Place:Rudolstadt

Princess Sophia Wilhelmina of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (9 August 1693, in Saalfeld  - 4 December 1727, in Rudolstadt) was a Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld by birth, and Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt by marriage.

Life

Sophia Wilhelmina was the eldest daughter of John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1658–1729), from his second marriage to Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen (1644–1699), daughter of Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen. The bond between the two families was further strengthened three years later, when her brother, Francis Josias, married her husband's sister, Anna Sophia. The close bond with the very pious court at Rudolstadt also meant that pietism gained a foothold in Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.[1] Sophia Wilhelmina's half-brother, Christian Ernest II, supported this development.

Marriage and issue

On 8 February 1720 in Saalfeld, Sophie Wilhelmine married Frederick Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. The couple had the following children:

References

Notes and References

  1. Hans-Walter Erbe: Zinzendorf und der fromme hohe Adel seiner Zeit, M. Heinsius, 1928, p. 50