Princess Christine Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
| Christine Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg | |
|---|---|
| Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar | |
| Reign | 1662-1679 |
| Born |
23 June 1638 Sonderburg |
| Died | 7 June 1679 (aged 40) Weimar |
| Spouse | John Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar |
| Issue |
Anna Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg Wilhelmine Christine, Countess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Eleonore Sophie, Duchess of Saxe-Merseburg-Lauchstädt William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar John Ernest III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar |
| Father | John Christian, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg |
| Mother | Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst |
Christine Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (23 June 1638 - 7 June 1679), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Oldenburg and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar.
Born in Sonderburg, she was the second of the four children born from the marriage of John Christian, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Countess Anna of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst. From her three older and younger siblings, two survive adulthood: Dorothea Auguste (by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt) and Christian Adolph, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg.
In Weimar on 14 August 1656, Christine Elisabeth married John Ernest, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar. They had five children:
After the death of her father-in-law (1662), she became Duchess of Saxe-Weimar.
She died in Weimar aged 40. She was buried in the Fürstengruft, Weimar.
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