| Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |
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 Portrait byChristoph Bernhard Francke | |
| Duchess consort of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | |
| Tenure | 1 March 1735 – 2 September 1735 |
| Born | 14 April 1696 Wolfenbüttel,Germany |
| Died | 6 March 1762 (aged 65) Brunswick, Germany |
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| 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 Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Antoinette Amalie; 14 April 1696 – 6 March 1762) was a Duchess ofBrunswick-Wolfenbüttel by marriage toFerdinand Albert II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. She was the mother of theQueen of Prussia, theDuchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and theQueen of Denmark and Norway.
Antoinette Amalie was the youngest of four daughters born toLouis Rudolph of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and his wifePrincess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen. Her older sister wasElisabeth Christine, mother ofEmpress Maria Theresa. Her other surviving sisterCharlotte Christine was the daughter-in-law ofPeter the Great of Russia.
15 October 1712 saw her marriage to her father's first cousinFerdinand Albert II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, son ofFerdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern andPrincess Christine of Hesse-Eschwege.
The marriage was described as very happy, and Antoinette Amalie was the mother of eight sons and six daughters, 12 of whom lived to adulthood. In March 1735, her father, the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, died and her husband succeeded him. Her husband himself died on September 2 of the same year. The Dowager Duchess went on to survive her husband for 27 years.
After her husband's death, Antoinette Amalie lived inAntoinettenruh Castle in Wolfenbüttel, which her father Ludwig Rudolf had built for her as a summer residence. However, she died in Brunswick.[1] Since 1762 1313 volumes from her private library are owned by theHerzog August Bibliothek.[2]
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| Preceded by | Duchess consort of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1735–1735 | Vacant Title next held by Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia |
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