Jump to content

Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Princess Albertina Frederica
Portrait by Balthasar Denner
Born(1682-07-03)3 July 1682
Karlsburg Castle in Durlach
Died22 December 1755(1755-12-22) (aged 73)
Hamburg
Spouse
(m. 1704; died 1726)
IssueAdolf Frederick, King of Sweden
Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp
HouseHouse of Zähringen
FatherFrederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
MotherAugusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp

Princess Margravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach (3 July 1682 – 22 December 1755) was a German princess. She was the daughter of Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach and his wife Duchess Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp. She married Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin.

Biography

[edit]

On 2 September 1704, she married Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin.

In 1726, her husband died, and her eldest son became monarch. One year later, he died childless and her youngest son, Adolf Frederick, ascended the throne. Adolf Frederick was a minor, but was allowed to govern "with his mother's support" and guidance.[1] She also gave him her estates Stendorf, Mönch-Neversdorf and Lenzahn to provide him with an income.[1]

Through her paternal grandmother, Countess Palatine Christina Magdalena of Zweibrücken, a sister of King Charles X of Sweden, Albertina Frederica descended from the Swedish royal house, which is why her son in 1743 could be elected as the heir to the Swedish throne.

Issue

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Adolf Fredrik, urn:sbl:5574, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (article by L. Stavenow), retrieved 2014-12-25.