Princess Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst
| Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst | |
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| Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar | |
| Reign | 1685–1694 |
| Born |
9 March 1663 Zerbst |
| Died | 14 September 1694 (aged 31) Weimar |
| Spouse | Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar |
| Issue | Prince Johann Wilhelm, Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Weimar Ernst August I Princess Eleonore Christiane Princess Johanna Auguste Princess Johanna Charlotte |
| House | House of Ascania |
| Father | John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst |
| Mother | Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp |
Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst (9 March 1663 – 14 September 1694), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Ascania and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weimar.
Born in Zerbst, she was the eleventh of fourteen children born from the marriage of John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst and Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp. From her thirteen older and younger siblings, only four survive adulthood: Karl William, Anthony Günther, John Adolph and John Louis.
In Zerbst on 11 October 1685, Sophie Auguste married Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. They had five children, of whom only two survive adulthood:
Sophie Auguste died in Weimar, aged 31. She was buried in the Fürstengruft, Weimar.
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