Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst

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

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

Ancestry

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16. Joachim Ernst, Prince of Anhalt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Rudolf, 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. 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
 
 
 
 
 
 

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 (1731-1799)
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Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (German Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg) was a historical state in today's Thuringia, Germany. It was nominally created in 1672 when Frederick Wilhelm III, the last duke of Saxe-Altenburg died and Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (who had married Frederick
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George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) (New Style dates) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death.
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Anhalt-Zerbst
Disestablished: 2007-07-01

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Karl Wilhelm of Anhalt-Zerbst (October 16 1652 - November 3 1718) was a German prince from the House of Ascania, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst between 1667 and his death, and great-grandfather of King George III of Great Britain.
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Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp (27 February 1575 – 31 March 1616) was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.

He was a third son of Duke Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and his wife Christine of Hesse-Kassel. He became the Duke after the deaths of his two elder brothers.
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Frederick III of Holstein-Gottorp (22 December 1597 – 10 August 1659) was a Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.

He was the elder son of Duke Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and Augusta of Denmark. His mother was a daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark.
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Augusta of Denmark (8 April 1580 – 5 February 1639) was duchess of Holstein-Gottorp as a wife of Duke Johann Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp.

She was a daughter of King Frederick II of Denmark and his wife Sophia of Mecklenburg-Güstrow.
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Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony (b. Dresden, 5 March 1585 - d. Dresden, 8 October 1656) was Elector of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.

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He was the second son of the Elector Christian I and Sophie of Brandenburg.
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Christian I (b. Dresden, 29 October, 1560 - d. Dresden, 25 September, 1591) was a Elector of Saxony and member of the House of Wettin.

He was the sixth but second surviving son of Elector Augustus of Saxony and Anna of Denmark.
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He was the second son of the Elector Christian I and Sophie of Brandenburg.
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August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (b. Dresden, 13 August 1614 - d. Halle, 4 August 1680), was a duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Querfurt, Administrator of the Diocese of Magdeburg and member of the House of Wettin.
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Albert Frederick (German: Albrecht Friedrich; 7 May, 1553 – 28 August, 1618) was duke of Prussia from 1568 until his death.

He was a son of Albert of Prussia and Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
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Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1 July 1627 - 11 December 1669) was a German noblewoman.

She was a daughter of Adolf Frederick I (1588-1658), duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and his wife Anna Maria of Ostfriesland.
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Anna Maria of Ostfriesland (23 June 1601 – 15 February 1664) was a German noblewoman.

She was a daughter of Count Enno III of Ostfriesland and Anna of Holstein-Gottorp.
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Anna of Holstein-Gottorp (27 February 1575 – 24 April 1610) was a German noblewoman.

She was a daughter of Adolf of Holstein-Gottorp and Langravine Christine of Hesse-Kassel (daughter of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse).
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Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (b. Gotha, 28 July 1676 - d. Altenburg, 23 March 1732), was a duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

He was the fifth child and first son of Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels.
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Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (b. Gotha, 14 April 1699 - d. Gotha, 10 March 1772), was a duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

He was the eldest son of Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Magdalene Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst.
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Johann August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (b. Gotha, 17 February 1704 - d. Stadtroda, 8 May 1767), was a German prince, member of the House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

He was the fifth but second surviving son of Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Magdalene Augusta of
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Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (30 November 1719 – 8 February 1772) was Princess of Wales between 1736 and 1751, and Dowager Princess of Wales thereafter. She was one of only three holders of the title who never became queen.
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