Hedwig of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
| Hedwig of Mecklenburg-Güstrow | |
|---|---|
| Duchess consort of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig | |
| Reign | 1691-1715 |
| Born |
12 January 1666 Güstrow |
| Died | 9 August 1735 (aged 69) Zörbig |
| Spouse | August, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig |
| Issue | Princess Caroline Auguste |
| Father | Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow |
| Mother | Magdalene Sibylle of Holstein-Gottorp |
Hedwig of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (Hedwig Eleonore; 12 January 1666 – 9 August 1735), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Mecklenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg-Zörbig.
Born in Güstrow, she was the eighth of eleven children born from the marriage of Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow and Magdalene Sibylle of Holstein-Gottorp. From her ten older and younger siblings, eight survive adulthood: Marie (by marriage Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz), Magdalene, Sophie (by marriage Duchess of Württemberg-Oels), Christine (by marriage Countess of Stolberg-Gedern), Charles, Hereditary Prince of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Louise (by marriage Queen of Denmark and Norway), Elisabeth (by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg-Spremberg) and Augusta.
In Güstrow on 1 December 1686, Hedwig married Prince August of Saxe-Merseburg, second surviving son of Duke Christian I. Five years later (1691), August received the town of Zörbig as his appanage, and took his residence there.
They had eight children, of whom only one survive adulthood:
Hedwig died in Zörbig aged 69. She was buried in Merseburg Cathedral.
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