Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
| Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony | |
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| Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp | |
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| Born |
22 November 1610 Dresden |
| Died | 24 October 1684 (aged 73) Schloss Husum |
| Spouse | Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp |
| Issue |
Sofie Auguste, Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst Magdalene Sibylle, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Güstrow Johann Adolf Marie Elisabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt Friedrich Hedwig Eleonora, Queen of Sweden Adolf August Johann Georg Anna Dorothea Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp Gustav Ulrich Christine Sabine August Friedrich, Prince-Regent of Eutin and Prince-Bishop of Lübeck Adolf Elisabeth Sofie Auguste Marie, Margravine of Baden-Durlach |
| House | Wettin |
| Father | John George I, Elector of Saxony |
| Mother | Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony (22 November 1610 – 24 October 1684) was duchess consort of Holstein-Gottorp as the spouse of Duke Friedrich III of Holstein-Gottorp.
She was a daughter of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his spouse Princess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia. She was engaged in 1627 and married in 1630. Her marriage was arranged by the Danish queen Dowager Sophie, and the duchess Dowager of Saxony, Hedwig of Denmark. In her dowry, she brought paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder.
In 1659, she became a widow, and in 1660 moved to Wittum Husum Castle. Her household at Husum became renowned as a culture center, and she herself a noted patron. She produced an interpretation of the Bible in 1664.
She was married on 21 February 1630 to Duke Friedrich III of Holstein-Gottorp and had sixteen children:
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