Dorothea of Saxe-Altenburg

Dorothea of Saxe-Altenburg
Coat-of-arms of the House of Wettin, rulers in Saxony.
Born	(1601-06-26)26 June 1601 Torgau
Died	10 April 1675(1675-04-10)(aged 73) Altenburg
Noble family	House of Wettin
Spouse(s)	Albert, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
Father	Frederick William I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Mother	Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg

Dorothea of Saxe-Altenburg(26 June 1601 inTorgau– 10 April 1675 inAltenburg), was a princess from theHouse of Wettinby birth and by marriage Duchess ofSaxe-Eisenach.

Life

Dorothy was a daughter of the DukeFrederick William I of Saxe-Weimar(1562-1602) from his second marriage withAnna Maria(1575-1643), the daughter of DukePhilip Louis of Neuburg.She was born in Torgau, where her father ruled as regent of theElectorate of Saxony.She was raised mostly atLichtenburg Castleby Electress dowagerHedwigof Saxony.From 1620, she was a member of theVirtuous Societyunder the nicknamedie Freudige( "the Joyful" ).

On 11 May 1628, Dorothea was appointedcoadjutorofQuedlinburg Abbeyby her older sisterDorothea Sophie,who wasabbessof the Abbey, a post their aunt,Maria,had held before 1610.

In 1633, Dorothea left the Abbey and on 24 June she married inWeimarwith her first cousin DukeAlbert IVof Saxe-Eisenach (1599-1644). She survived her husband by 31 years. The marriage remained childless.

References

• Erika Alma Metzger, Richard E. Schade:Sprachgesellschaften, galante Poetinnen,p. 622 (Online)