Louise Christine of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg
Louise Christine of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg (21 January 1675 - 16 May 1738), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Stolberg and by her two marriages Countess of Mansfeld-Eisleben and Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels.
| Louise Christine of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg | |
|---|---|
| Duchess consort of Saxe-Weisselfels | |
| Reign | 1712-1736 |
| Born | 21 January 1675 Ortenberg |
| Died | 16 May 1738 (aged 63) Weissenfels |
| Spouse | John George III, Count of Mansfeld-Eisleben Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels |
| Father | Christoph Louis I, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg |
| Mother | Agnes Elisabeth of Barby-Mühlingen |
Born in Ortenberg, she was the sixth of the eight children born from the marriage of Christoph Louis I, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg and Countess Louise Christine of Hesse-Darmstadt. From her seven older and younger siblings, four survive adulthood: Georg, Hereditary Prince of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg, Sophie Eleonore, Christoph Frederick and Jost Christian.[1][2]
Life
In Stolberg on 13 December 1704, Louise Christine married firstly John George III, Count of Mansfeld-Eisleben. They had no children. Count John George III died on 1 January 1710.[3]
In Stolberg on 11 May 1712, Louise Christine married secondly Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels. For this occasion, the Elector Frederick August I of Saxony, had the Weissenfelser Hunt Cup (der Weißenfelser Jagdpokal) made as a gift for the couple. It was a costly and complex masterpiece of gold forging executed by the brothers Johann Melchior and George Christoph Dinglinger; it took as its artistic inspiration the duke's preference for the hunt. The cup stayed in the possession of the ducal house of Saxe-Weissenfels until it became extinct; after this, it again came into the possession of the Electorate of Saxony and can be admired today in the Green Vault (de: Grünes Gewölbe). They had no children.[4][5]
Louise Christine died in Weissenfels aged 63, having survived her second husband by twenty-three months. She was buried in the Schlosskirche, Weissenfels.[6]
References
- Christoph Ludwig I. Graf zu Stolberg-Ortenberg in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan [retrieved 10 October 2014].
- Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Stolberg". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- Note: some branches are very incomplete. Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Mansfeld". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- Louise Christiane Gräfin zu Stolberg-Stolberg in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan Archived 2014-10-15 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 10 October 2014].
- Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Wettin". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- Stolberg-Stolberg line in: Royaltyguide.nl Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 10 October 2014].
Louise Christine of Stolberg-Stolberg-Ortenberg Born: 21 January 1675 Died: 16 May 1738 | ||
| German royalty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant Title last held by Fredericka Elisabeth of Saxe-Eisenach |
Duchess consort of Saxe-Weissenfels 1712-1736 |
Succeeded by Fredericka of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg |