Sophia Eleonore of Saxony

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Sophia Eleonore of Saxony (Dresden, November 23, 1609 - Darmstadt, June 2, 1671) was the wife of George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

She was a daughter of John George I, Elector of Saxony and Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia, a daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia.
She married on April 1, 1627 to Landgrave Georg II of Hesse-Darmstadt.

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 16. Henry IV, Duke of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Augustus, Elector of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Katharina of Mecklenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Christian I, Elector of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Christian III of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Anna of Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. John George I, Elector of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. John George, Elector of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Magdalena of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Sophie of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Sabine of Brandenburg-Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Hedwig of Schlesien-Münsterberg-Öls
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Albert, Duke of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Sofie of Poland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Erich I, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Elisabeth of Brandenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. John III, Duke of Cleves
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Wilhelm, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Maria of Jülich-Berg-Ravensburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Marie Eleonore of Cleves
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Maria of Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 

They had the following children:

  • Ludwig VI. (1630-1678)
  • Georg - married with Dorothea Augusta, Duchess of Holstein-Sonderborg - died 1676 in Itter
  • Johann
  • Magdalena Sybilla
  • Sophia Eleonora - married with Landgrave Wilhelm Christoph of Hessen-Homburg
  • Elisabeth Amalie (1635-1709) - married Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
  • Luise Christine (1636-1697)
  • Anna Maria
  • Anna Sophia
  • Amalia Juliana
  • "a daughter born dead"
  • Henrica Dorothea
  • Augusta Philippina
  • Agnes
  • Marie Hedwig (1647-1680), married with Duke Bernhard I. von Sachsen-Meiningen
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