Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Portrait by Christoph Bernhard Francke
Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Tenure	1 March 1735 – 2 September 1735
Born	14 April 1696 Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Died	6 March 1762 (aged 65) Brunswick, Germany
Spouse	Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Issue among others....	Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duke Anthony Ulrich Elisabeth Christine, Queen of Prussia Duke Louis Ernest Duke Ferdinand Luise, Princess of Prussia Sophie, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld Teresa Natalia, Abbess of Gandersheim Juliana Maria, Queen of Denmark Duke Frederick Francis
Father	Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Mother	Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen

Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Antoinette Amalie; 14 April 1696 – 6 March 1762) was a Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by marriage to Ferdinand Albert II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. She was the mother of the Queen of Prussia, the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and the Queen of Denmark and Norway.

Life[]

Antoinette was the youngest of four daughters born to Louis Rudolph of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and his wife Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen. Her older sister was Elisabeth Christine, mother of Empress Maria Theresa. Her other surviving sister Charlotte Christine was the daughter-in-law of Peter the Great of Russia.

Marriage[]

15 October 1712 saw her marriage to her father's cousin Ferdinand Albert II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, son of Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern and Princess Christine of Hesse-Eschwege.

The marriage was described as very happy and Antoinette was the mother of eight sons and six daughters. In 1735, her father-in-law the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg died and her husband succeeded him. Her husband himself died September the same year. The Dowager Duchess went on to survive her husband for 27 years.

Issue[]

1. Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1 August 1713 – 26 March 1780) married Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia and had issue.
2. Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (28 August 1714 – 4 May 1774) married Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Russia and had issue.
3. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (8 November 1715 – 13 January 1797) married Frederick II of Prussia, no issue.
4. Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (25 September 1718 – 12 May 1788) died unmarried.
5. Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (12 January 1721 – 3 July 1792) died unmarried.
6. Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (29 January 1722 – 13 January 1780) married Prince Augustus William of Prussia and had issue.
7. Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (13/23 January 1724 – 17 May 1802) married Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and had issue.
8. Albert of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1725–1745) died unmarried.
9. Charlotte of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1725–1766) died unmarried.
10. Theresa Natalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (4 June 1728 – 26 June 1778) died unmarried.
11. Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (4 September 1729 – 10 October 1796) married Frederick V of Denmark and had issue.
12. Frederick William of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1731–1732) died in infancy.
13. Frederick Francis of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1732–1758) died unmarried.

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