Johanna Walpurgis of Leiningen-Westerburg
| Johanna Walpurgis of Leiningen-Westerburg | |
|---|---|
| Duchess consort of Saxe-Weisselfels | |
| Reign | 1672-1680 |
| Born |
3 June 1647 Schaumburg an der Lahn |
| Died | 4 November 1687 (aged 40) Dahme |
| Spouse | Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels |
| Issue |
Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Dahme Prince Maurice |
| House | Runkel |
| Father | George William, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg |
| Mother | Sophia Elisabeth of Lippe-Detmold |
Johanna Walpurgis of Leiningen-Westerburg (3 June 1647 - 4 November 1687), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Runkel (through female line surnamed Leiningen-Westerburg) and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels.
Born in Schaumburg an der Lahn, she was the third of nineteen children born from the marriage of George William, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg in Schaumburg and Countess Sophia Elisabeth of Lippe-Detmold. From her eighteen older and younger siblings, eleven survive adulthood: Simon Philipp, Frederick William, Maria Christiana (by marriage Countess Reuss of Lobenstein), Sophia Magdalena (by marriage Countess of Schönburg-Hartenstein), John Anton, Christoph Christian, Johanna Elisabeth (by her two marriages Countess of Wied-Runkel and Metternich-Winneburg), Angelika Catherine (by marriage Grevinde af Vasaborg), Henry Christian Frederick Ernest, Georg II Charles Louis and Juliana Eleonore (by marriage Countess of Metternich-Winneburg).
In Halle on 29 January 1672, Johanna Walpurgis married Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels as his second wife. They had three children:
Juliana Walpurgis died in Dahme aged 40, having survived her husband by seven years. She was buried in the Schlosskirche, Weissenfels.
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