Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau)1

F, #14403, b. 6 February 1602, d. 26 December 1664
Father*Prince Johann Georg I (of Anhalt-Dessau)1 b. 9 May 1567, d. 24 May 1618
Mother*Countess Dorothea (of Simmern)1 b. 6 Jan 1581, d. 18 Sep 1631
Reference8DND-86

Names and Titles

Married: Princess of Saxe-Weimar.1
Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) was born on 6 February 1602 in Dessau, Anhalt, Germany.1 She was the daughter of Prince Johann Georg I (of Anhalt-Dessau) and Countess Dorothea (of Simmern).1 Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) married Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar), son of Duke Johann (of Saxe-Weimar) and Princess Dorothea Marie (of Anhalt-Zerbst), on 23 May 1625 in Weimar, Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Thuringia.1 Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) died on 26 December 1664 in Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Thuringia, at age 62.1 She was buried in Friedhof, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Thuringia.1
Eleonore Dorothea's father Prince Johann Georg I (of Anhalt-Dessau) died on 24 May 1618 in Dessau, Anhalt, Germany.1 Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) became the mother of Prince Wilhelm (of Saxe) on 26 March 1626.1 Eleonore Dorothea's son Prince Wilhelm (of Saxe) died on 1 November 1626.1 Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) became the mother of Duke Johann Ernst II (of Saxe-Weimar) on 11 September 1627.1 Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) became the mother of Prince Johann Wilhelm (of Saxe) on 16 August 1630.1 Eleonore Dorothea's mother Countess Dorothea (of Simmern) died on 18 September 1631 in Sandersleben, Anhalt, Germany.1 Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) became the mother of Duke Adolf Wilhelm (of Saxe-Eisenach) on 14 May 1632.1 Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) became the mother of Duke Johann Georg I (of Saxe-Marksuhl) on 12 July 1634.1 Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) became the mother of Princess Wilhelmine Eleonore (of Saxe) on 7 July 1636.1 Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) became the mother of Duke Bernhard (of Saxe) on 21 February 1638.1 Eleonore Dorothea's son Prince Johann Wilhelm (of Saxe) died on 16 May 1639.1 Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) became the mother of Prince Friedrich (of Saxe) on 19 March 1640.1 Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) became the mother of Princess Dorothea Marie (of Saxe-Weimar) on 14 October 1641.1 Eleonore Dorothea's daughter Princess Wilhelmine Eleonore (of Saxe) died on 1 April 1653.1 Eleonore Dorothea's son Prince Friedrich (of Saxe) died on 19 August 1656.1 Eleonore Dorothea's son Duke Johann Georg I (of Saxe-Marksuhl) was married to Countess Johannette (of Sayn-Wittgenstein) on 29 May 1661 in Wohla, Bautzen, Saxony.1 Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) became a widow with the death of her husband, Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar) on 17 May 1662 in Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Thuringia, at age 64.1

9 Children of Princess Eleonore Dorothea (of Anhalt-Dessau) and Duke Wilhelm 'The Great' (of Saxe-Weimar), son of Duke Johann (of Saxe-Weimar) and Princess Dorothea Marie (of Anhalt-Zerbst),

Children
Last Edited9 Oct 2001

Citations

  1. [S227] Samuel H. Sloan, ROYALFAM.GED (461 Peachstone Terrace, San Rafael CA: n.pub.). There are some wild errors in the data.