Princess Sophia Wilhelmina of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld


Princess Sophia Wilhelmina of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was a Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld by birth, and Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt by marriage.

Life

Sophia Wilhelmina was the eldest daughter of John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, from his second marriage to Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen, daughter of Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen. The bond between the two families was further strengthened three years later, when her brother, Francis Josias, married her husband's sister, Anna Sophia. The close bond with the very pious court at Rudolstadt also meant that pietism gained a foothold in Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Sophia Wilhelmina's half-brother, Christian Ernest II, supported this development.

Marriage and issue

On 8 February 1720 in Saalfeld, Sophie Wilhelmine married Frederick Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. The couple had the following children: