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Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen

Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen

Duchess consort of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg


Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen (10 August 1710 22 October 1767)[1] was a member of German royalty. She was born in Meiningen, the daughter of Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen and Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha. She was Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg as the wife of Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

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Marriage and issue

On 17 September 1729 in Meiningen, Luise married Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, her first cousin.[2] They had nine children:

  1. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (b. Gotha, 20 January 1735 – d. Gotha, 9 June 1756).
  2. Louis (b. Gotha, 25 October 1735 – d. Gotha, 26 October 1735).
  3. stillborn son (Gotha, 25 October 1735), twin of Louis.
  4. stillborn twin sons (1739).
  5. Fredericka Louise (b. Gotha, 30 January 1741 – d. Gotha, 5 February 1776).
  6. Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (b. Gotha, 30 January 1745 – d. Gotha, 20 April 1804).
  7. Sophie (b. Gotha, 9 March 1746 – d. Gotha, 30 March 1746).
  8. August (b. Gotha, 14 August 1747 – d. Gotha, 28 September 1806).

Luise died in Gotha, aged 57.

Ancestry


References

  1. "German School, 18th century - Princess Louise of Saxe-Meiningen, later Duchess of Saxe-Gotha (1710-1767)". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. "Biography of Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen". www.biographies.net. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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