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Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels

1673 – 1726

Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Eisenach,

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About Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels

Lived 1673 – 1726 (aged 53). Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels was a German.

Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels (3 September 1673 – 28 November 1726), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Wettin (Albertine line) and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Eisenach.

Born in Halle, she was the oldest daughter and first child of Duke Johann Adolf I of Saxe-Weissenfels and his wife Johanna Magdalena, the daughter of Duke Frederick William II of Saxe-Altenburg. She was named after her paternal great-grandmother, Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.

Life In Weissenfels on 28 July 1708, Magdalene Sibylle married John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach as his third wife. They had three children, of whom only one survived to adulthood:

Johanna Magdalene Sophie (Eisenach, 19 August 1710 - Eisenach, 26 February 1711). Christiane Wilhelmine (Altenkirchen, 3 September 1711 - Idstein, 27 November 1740), married on 26 November 1734 to Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen. John William (Marksuhl, 28 January 1713 - Eisenach, 8 May 1713).

She died in Eisenach aged 53 and was buried in the Georgenkirche, Eisenach.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Also known as
Sibilla Maddalena di Sassonia-Weissenfels

Family & relationships

Spouse
John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
Child
Duchess Christine Wilhelmine of Saxe-Eisenach
Parent
Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
Parent
Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels?

Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Eisenach, (1673-1726)

When was Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels born?

Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels was born on 3 September 1673 in Halle (Saale).

When did Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels die?

Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels died on 28 November 1726 in Eisenach.

What nationality was Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels?

Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels

· Wikidata: Q91737

· DBpedia: Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels (1673–1726)

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