Christine Charlotte of Württemberg

Christine Charlotte of Württemberg
Christine Charlotte of Württemberg
	Christine Charlotte of Württemberg
Born	21 October 1645; Stuttgart
Died	16 May 1699 (aged 53); Bruchhausen
Noble family	House of Württemberg
Spouse(s)	George Christian, Prince of East Frisia
Father	Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg
Mother	Anna Dorothea of Salm-Kyrburg

Christine Charlotte of Württemberg (21 October 1645, Stuttgart – 16 May 1699, Bruchhausen) was a princess consort of East Frisia by marriage to George Christian, Prince of East Frisia. She served as the regent of East Frisia during the minority of her son from 1665 until 1690.

Life

Christine Charlotte was a daughter of Duke Eberhard III of Württemberg from his first marriage to Anna Dorothea of Salm-Kyrburg. At the age of 17 she married on 14 May 1662 Count George Christian of East Frisia, who was raised in the same year to the rank of heritable Prince.

Regency

George Christian died on 6 June 1665, leaving his wife pregnant with their third child; four months later (1 October 1665), Christine Charlotte gave birth to a son, Christian Everhard.

As the mother of the new-born prince, she became his guardian and regent of East Frisia. She tried to rule as an absolutist princess, which led to a series of conflict with the equally self-conscious Estates of East Frisia and brought the country to the brink of civil war several times.

She was considered extraordinarily beautiful, intelligent and eloquent, but also domineering, unforgiving, unrepentant and wasteful. Her reign was marked by disputes within East Frisia. Historians have a negative view of her overall performance, which may be due to her conflicts with the Estates.

Her major foreign policy success was a border treaty with Oldenburg on 22 December 1666. This treaty created the so-called Golden line, which separates East Frisia from Oldenburg Friesland to this day.

In 1690, the Emperor confirmed the Estates and declared her son of age.

Issue

Eberhardine Katharina (25 May 1663 - 10 July 1664)
Juliane Charlotte (3 January 1664 - 3 June 1666
Christian Everhard

Ancestors

Ancestors of Christine Charlotte of Württemberg

16. George I, Duke of Württemberg-Mömpelgard

8. Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg

17. Barbara of Hesse

4. John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg

18. Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt

9. Sibylla of Anhalt-Zerbst

19. Agnes of Barby and Mühlingen

2. Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg

20. John George, Elector of Brandenburg

10. Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg

21. Sophie of Legnica

5. Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg

22. John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin

11. Catherine of Brandenburg-Küstrin

23. Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

1. Christine Charlotte of Württemberg

24. John VIII, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Kyrburg-Mörchingen

12. Otto I, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Kyrburg-Mörchingen

25. Anna of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg

6. John Casimir, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Kyrburg

26. Philip III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg

13. Otillie of Nassau-Weilburg

27. Amalie of Isenburg-Büdingen

3. Anna Katharina of Salm-Kyrburg

28. Frederick Magnus, Count of Solms-Laubach

14. John George I, Count of Solms-Laubach

29. Agnes of Wied

7. Dorothea of Solms-Laubach

30. Georg II, Lord of Schönburg-Glauchau

15. Margarete of Schönburg-Glauchau

31. Dorothea Reuss of Plauen

Literature

Raff, Gerhard (2002). Hie gut Wirtemberg allewege (in German). III. Stuttgart/Leipzig: Hohenheim. pp. 70–133. ISBN 3-89850-084-5.

External links

Biographical Dictionary of East Frisia

Christine Charlotte of Württemberg Cirksena Born: 21 October 1645 Died: 16 May 1699
Preceded by Georg Christian	Regent of East Frisia 1665–1690	Succeeded by Christian Everhard
Vacant Title last held by Juliana Sophia of Barby-Mühlingen	Princess of East Frisia 1662–1665	Vacant Title next held by Eberhadine Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen

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