| Albertine | |||||
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| Princess Consort of Anhalt-Bernburg | |||||
| Reign | 22 May 1733 – 7 September 1750 | ||||
| Born | 21 April 1712 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia | ||||
| Died | 7 September 1750 (aged 38) Bernburg, Anhalt Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Spouse | Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg | ||||
| Issue | Frederick Albert, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg Charlotte Wilhelmine, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Princess Marie Karoline Friederike, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst Christine, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen | ||||
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| House | Hohenzollern (by birth) Ascania (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Prince Albert Frederick of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria Dorothea Kettler of Courland. | ||||
Albertine, Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg (née Princess Albertine of Brandenburg-Schwedt; 21 April 1712 – 7 September 1750) was the second wife and consort of Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg.
Biography
Sophie Friederike Albertine of Bradenburg-Schwedt was born in Berlin on 21 April 1712 as the third daughter of Prince Albert Frederick of Prussia, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt and Princess Maria Dorothea Kettler of Courland. Her mother was a daughter of Frederick Casimir Kettler, Duke of Courland and Semigallia and Countess Sophie Amalie of Nassau-Siegen. Her paternal grandparents were Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg and Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
On 22 May 1733 she married Victor Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg in Potsdam, becoming the Princess Consort of Anhalt-Bernburg.[1] She was his second wife. His first wife, Princess Louise of Anhalt-Dessau, had died the year before. Albertine and Victor Frederick had five children:
- Frederick Albert, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1735 - 1796)
- Charlotte Wilhelmine, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1737 - 1777)
- Princess Marie Karoline of Anhalt-Bernburg (1739 - 1739)
- Friederike August Sophie, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst (1744 - 1827)
- Christine Elisabeth Albertine, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1746 - 1823)
She died on 7 September 1750 in Bernburg.[2] She was buried in the crypt of the Castle Church of St. Aegidien.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Ascania 8". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved Jun 17, 2019.
- ^ "Hohenzollern 3". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved Jun 17, 2019.
- ^ "brandenburg". www.royaltyguide.nl. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved Jun 17, 2019.
- ^ "Bernburg". Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
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