About Johanna Magdalene of Saxe-Weissenfels
Lived 1708 – 1760 (aged 51). Johanna Magdalene of Saxe-Weissenfels was a Polish and Russian aristocrat.
Johanna Magdalene of Saxe-Weissenfels (17 March 1708 – 25 January 1760), was a Duchess consort of Courland and by marriage member of the House of Kettler. By birth she was member of the Saxe-Weissenfels line of the House of Wettin.
Early life She was the born as only surviving daughter of Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels and his wife, Princess Fredericka Elisabeth of Saxe-Eisenach.
Private life On 20 September 1730, in Danzig, she married Ferdinand Kettler, the Duke of Courland, who was 75 years old at the time. The marriage remained childless.
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Duchess consort of Courland (1708-1760)
When was Johanna Magdalene of Saxe-Weissenfels born?
Johanna Magdalene of Saxe-Weissenfels was born on 17 March 1708 in Weißenfels.
When did Johanna Magdalene of Saxe-Weissenfels die?
Johanna Magdalene of Saxe-Weissenfels died on 25 January 1760 in Leipzig.
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Johanna Magdalene of Saxe-Weissenfels was an aristocrat.
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Johanna Magdalene of Saxe-Weissenfels was Polish and Russian.
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