| Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Merseburg | |
| Succession: | Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
| Reign: | 18 February 1680 – 2 August 1686 |
| Consort: | yes |
| House: | House of Wettin |
| Mother: | Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
| Spouse: | Johann Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
| Issue: | Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Charlotte Wilhelmine, Countess of Hanau-Münzenberg |
| Birth Place: | Merseburg |
| Death Place: | Saalfeld |
| Full Name: | Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Merseburg |
Sophie Hedwig of Saxe-Merseburg (4 August 1660 - 2 August 1686), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Wettin and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Saalfeld.
Born in Merseburg, she was a child of Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg and his wife Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
In Merseburg on 18 February 1680 Sophie Hedwig married Johann Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Both belonged to the House of Wettin: she was a member of the Albertine line while her husband belonged to the Ernestine branch. Three years before (1677) one of Sophie Hedwig's sisters, Christiane, married Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg, in turn one of Johann Ernest's older brothers, so probably this marriage was instrumental for her future wedding.
The union produced five children, of whom only two survive adulthood:[1]
Sophie Hedwig died in childbirth in Saalfeld, two days before her twenty-six birthday. She was buried in the Johanniskirche, Saalfeld.
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