Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst

Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Tenure 1696–1732
Spouse Frederick II
Issue
Princess Sophie
Frederick III
Prince Wilhelm
Prince Karl Frederick
Prince John August
Prince Christian
Prince Christian Wilhelm
Prince Ludwig Ernst
Prince Emanuel
Prince Moritz
Princess Sophie
Prince Karl
Fredericka, Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels
Princess Magdalena Sibylle
August, Princess of Wales
Prince Johann Adolf
House House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
House of Ascania
Father Karl of Anhalt-Zerbst
Mother Duchess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels
Born 13 October 1679(1679-10-13)
Died 11 October 1740(1740-10-11) (aged 60)
Religion Lutheranism

Magdalena Augusta (13 October 1679 – 11 October 1740) was a Duchess of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and grandmother of George III of the United Kingdom.

She was born as a Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst. Her father was Karl of Anhalt-Zerbst and her mother was Duchess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels.

Family

In 1696 Magdalena Augusta married Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, who had become Duke in 1691.
They had nineteen children:

  • Sophie (1697–1703)
  • Frederick (1699–1772), the next Duke.
  • Wilhelm (1701–1771)
  • Karl Friedrich (1702–1703)
  • Johann August (1704–1767)
  • Christian (1705)
  • Christian Wilhelm (1706–1748)
  • Ludwig Ernst (1707–1763)
  • Emanuel (1709–1710)
  • Moritz (1711–1777)
  • Sophie (1712)
  • Karl (1714–1715)
  • Friederike (1715–1775)
  • Magdalen Sybille (1718)
  • Augusta (1719–1772), she married Frederick, Prince of Wales
  • Johann Adolf (1721–1799)

Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Joachim Ernst, Prince of Anhalt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Eleonore of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Johann XVI, Count of Oldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Magdalene of Oldenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Elisabeth of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Karl Wilhelm, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Augusta of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Sophie Augusta, Princess of Holstein-Gottorp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. John George I, Elector of Saxony (= 12)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Marie Elisabeth of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (= 13)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Christian I, Elector of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. John George I, Elector of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Sophie of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Marie Elenore of Jülich-Kleve-Berg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Duchess Sophia of Saxe-Weissenfels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. John (VII) V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Adolf Friedrich I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Sophia of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Enno III, Count of Ostfriesland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Anna Maria of Ostfriesland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Anna of Holstein-Gottorp
 
 
 
 
 
 
Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst
Born: 13 October 1679 Died: 11 October 1740
German royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Christine of Baden-Durlach
Duchess consort of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
7 June 1696 – 23 March 1732
Succeeded by
Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen

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