Countess Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen

Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen
Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Tenure2 December 1690 – 1 February 1699
Born(1664-12-13)13 December 1664
Arolsen
Died1 February 1699(1699-02-01) (aged 34)
Hildburghausen
SpouseJohn Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
IssueSophia Wilhelmina, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
HouseWaldeck
FatherJosias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen
MotherWilhelmine Christine of Nassau-Siegen

Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen (13 December 1664 in Arolsen – 1 February 1699 in Hildburghausen) was a daughter of Count Josias II of Waldeck-Wildungen and his wife, Wilhelmine Christine, a daughter of William of Nassau-Siegen.

Marriage and issue

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She married on 2 December 1690 in Maastricht to John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, the son of Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Altenburg. She was his second wife. She had eight children:

  1. William Frederick (16 August 1691 in Arolsen – 28 July 1720 in Saalfeld)
  2. Charles Ernest (12 September 1692 in Saalfeld – 30 December 1720 in Cremona)
  3. Sophia Wilhelmina (9 August 1693 in Saalefld – 4 December 1727 in Rudolstadt), married on 8 February 1720 to Frederick Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
  4. Henriette Albertine (8 July 1694 in Saalfeld – 1 April 1695 in Saalfeld)
  5. Louise Emilie (24 August 1695 in Saalfeld – 21 August 1713 in Coburg)
  6. Charlotte (30 October 1696 in Saalfeld – 2 November 1696 in Saalfeld)
  7. Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (25 September 1697 in Saalefeld – 16 September 1764 in Rodach)
  8. Henriette Albertine (20 November 1698 in Saalfeld – 5 February 1728 in Coburg)

She died in 1699 at the home of her brother-in-law Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "William III: May 1699 Pages 152-211 Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William III, 1699-1700". British History Online. HMSO 1937. Retrieved 30 December 2022.