Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Princess Anna Sophie
Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Reign	1745–1764
Born	9 September 1700 Rudolstadt
Died	11 December 1780 (aged 80) Römhild
Spouse	Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Issue	Ernest Frederick Prince Johann Wilhelm Princess Anna Sophie Prince Christian Franz Charlotte Sophie, Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess Fredericka Magdalene Princess Fredericka Caroline Prince Josias
Father	Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Mother	Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (9 September 1700 – 11 December 1780) was a Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

She was the daughter of Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (15 October 1667 – 24 June 1718) and Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1670–1728).

Family

On 2 January 1723 in Rudolstadt, she married Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. They had the following children:

• Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Saalfeld, 8 March 1724 – Coburg, 8 September 1800); great-grandfather of King Leopold II of Belgium, Carlota of Mexico, Queen Victoria, and Prince Albert.
• Prince Johann Wilhelm of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 11 May 1726 – Hohenfriedberg, 4 June 1745); killed in battle.
• Princess Anna Sophia of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 3 September 1727 – Coburg, 10 November 1728)
• Prince Christian Franz of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 25 January 1730 – Coburg, 18 September 1797)
• Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 24 September 1731 – Schwerin, 2 August 1810); married on 13 May 1755 Duke Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
• Princess Friederike Magdalene of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 21 August 1733 – Coburg, 29 March 1734)
• Princess Friederike Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Coburg, 24 June 1735 – Schloß Schwaningen, 18 February 1791), married on 22 November 1754 Karl Alexander, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
• Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (Ehrenburg Palace, Coburg, 26 December 1737 – Coburg, 26 February 1815)

Titles and styles

• 9 September 1700 – 2 January 1723: Her Serene Highness Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
• 2 January 1723 - 16 September 1764: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
• 16 September 1764 - 11 December 1780: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Ancestry

16. Albrecht VII, Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

8. Louis Guenther I, Count of Schwarzburg

17. Juliana of Nassau-Dillenburg

4. Albrecht Anton, Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

18. Anton II, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst

9. Emilie of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst

19. Sibylle Elisabeth of Brunswick-Dannenberg

2. Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

20. Jost II, Count of Barby-Mühlingen

10. Albert Frederick of Barby-Mühlingen

21. Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

5. Emilie Juliana of Barby-Mühlingen

22. Anton II, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst (= 18)

11. Sophie Ursula of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst

23. Sibylle Elisabeth of Brunswick-Dannenberg (= 19)

1. Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

24. John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

12. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha

25. Dorothea Maria of Anhalt

6. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

26. Johann Philipp, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

13. Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg

27. Elisabeth of Brünswick-Wolfenbüttel

3. Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

28. John George I, Elector of Saxony

14. August, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

29. Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg

7. Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels

30. Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

15. Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

31. Anna Maria of Ostfriesland