Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar
Tenure	1734–1747
Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach
Tenure	1741–1747
Born	(1713-07-27)27 July 1713 Weferlingen
Died	2 March 1747(1747-03-02) (aged 33) Ilmenau
Spouse	Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ​ ​ (m. 1734)​
Issue	Karl August Eugen, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Eleonore Christiane Princess Johanna Auguste Ernestine, Duchess of Saxe-Hildburghausen Prince Ernst Adolf
Names Sophie Charlotte Albertine
House	House of Hohenzollern
Father	George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Mother	Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck

Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (Sophie Charlotte Albertine; 27 July 1713 – 2 March 1747), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Hohenzollern and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach.

Born in Weferlingen, she was the fourth of five children born from the marriage of George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth and Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.[1]^[better source needed] In 1716 her mother was convicted of adultery and imprisoned; she probably never saw her again.

Life

In Bayreuth on 7 April 1734, Sophie Charlotte married Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar as his second wife. They had four children:

1. Charles Augustus Eugen, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar (Weimar, 1 January 1735 – Weimar, 13 September 1736).
2. Ernest Augustus II Konstantin, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (Weimar, 2 June 1737 – Weimar, 28 May 1758).
3. Ernestine Auguste Sophie (Weimar, 4 January 1740 – Hildburghausen, 10 June 1786), married on 1 July 1758 to Ernst Frederick III Karl, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
4. Ernest Adolph Felix (born and died Weimar, 23 January 1741 / b. Weimar, 1742 – d. Weimar, 1743) [?].

On 26 July 1741 she also became the Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach after her husband inherited that land.

Sophie Charlotte died in Ilmenau aged 33. She was buried there.^[citation needed]

References

1. Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Hohenzollern". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 1 October 2014.^[self-published source]

Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth House of Hohenzollern Born: 27 July 1713 Died: 2 March 1747
German royalty
Vacant Title last held by Eleonore Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Köthen	Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar 1734–1747	Vacant Title next held by Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Preceded by Anna Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Schwedt	Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach 1741–1747