Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst
| Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst | |
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Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst, Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg
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| Spouse(s) | Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg |
| Noble family | House of Ascania |
| Father | Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst |
| Mother | Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
| Born |
10 November 1608 Zerbst |
| Died | 2 November 1681 (aged 72) Østerholm Castle on Als |
Eleonore of Anhalt-Zerbst (10 November 1608, in Zerbst – 2 November 1681, in Østerholm Castle, Als) was a member of the House of Ascania and a princess of the Anhalt-Zerbst by births and by marriage Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg.
Eleanor was a daughter of Prince Rudolph of Anhalt-Zerbst (1576-1621) from his first marriage to Dorothea Hedwig (1587-1609), daughter of Duke Heinrich Julius of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
She married on 15 February 1632 in Norburg with Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg (1581-1658). She was his second wife. The ducal court in Nordborg had meager financial resources and Eleanor's children had to seek a career elsewhere. The theologian Christoph Wilhelm Megander acted as her confessor from 1653 onwards. During the reign of her step-son John Bogislaw, the duchy experienced a bankruptcy and the fief was terminated by Denmark.
Eleanor died in 1681 on her widow's seat Østerholm Castle on Als and was buried beside her husband.
From her marriage Eleanor had the following children:
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