Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
| Sophia Eleonore of Saxony | |
|---|---|
| Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt | |
 Sophia Eleonore as Dowager Landgravine with her Palatine grandsons, Alexander Sigismund, Francis Louis, and Frederick Wilhelm, by Johannes Spilberg, 1667 | |
| Born | 23 November 1609 |
| Died | 2 June 1671 (aged 61) |
| Spouse | George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
| Issue Detail |
Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt Elisabeth Amalie, Electress Palatine Sophia Eleonore, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg Louise Christine, Countess of Stolberg-Stolberg Anna Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg Marie Hedwig, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen |
| House | Wettin |
| Father | John George I, Elector of Saxony |
| Mother | Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Sophia Eleonore of Saxony (23 November 1609 – 2 June 1671) was a Duchess (Herzogin) of Saxony by birth and the Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1627 to 1661 through her marriage to Landgrave George II. She was the eldest surviving child of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia. Her daughter Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt became Electress of the Palatinate.
Life
She was born in Dresden. Her two sisters were Marie Elisabeth and Magdalene Sibylle. Her brothers were Johann Georg, August, Christian, and Maurice.
She married Landgrave Georg II of Hesse-Darmstadt on April 1, 1627 in Torgau, aged seventeen.[1] They had fifteen children; she raised them as strict Lutherans. However, her daughter Elisabeth Amalie, later Electress Palatine, converted to Roman Catholicism in 1653.
She survived her husband by ten years and died in Darmstadt.
Children
She had the following children with George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt:
- Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1630–1678)
- George, married Dorothea Augusta, Duchess of Holstein-Sonderborg; died in 1676 in Vöhl
- John
- Magdalene Sibylle
- Sophia Eleonore, married William Christoph, Landgrave of Hessen-Homburg
- Elisabeth Amalie, married Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
- Louise Christine (1636–1697), married Christoph Louis, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg[1]
- Anna Maria
- Anna Sophia, Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg
- Amalia Juliana
- Stillborn daughter
- Henrike Dorothea
- Augusta Philippina
- Agnes
- Marie Hedwig (1647–1680), married Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
Ancestry
References
| Sophia Eleonore of Saxony Born: 23 November 1609 Died: 2 June 1671 | ||
| German royalty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant Title last held by Magdalene of Brandenburg |
Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt 1 April 1627 - 11 June 1661 |
Succeeded by Maria Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp |