| Sophie Antoinette | |
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| Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | |
| Tenure | 16 September 1764 – 8 September 1800 |
| Born | (1724-01-13)13 January 1724 Wolfenbüttel |
| Died | 17 May 1802(1802-05-17) (aged 78) Coburg |
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| Father | Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Mother | Antoinette Amelie of Brunswick-Lüneburg |
Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (13/23 January 1724 – 17 May 1802)[1] was theDuchess Consort of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.
Born into theHouse of Welf, ruling family of thePrincipality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Sophie Antoinette was born as the eight of thirteen children toFerdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his wife,Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, younger sister ofEmpress Elisabeth Christine, mother ofEmpress Maria Theresa.
Sophie Antoinette marriedErnest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, member of theErnestine line of theHouse of Wettin, on 23 April 1749 atWolfenbüttel.[1]
She had the following children:
Sophie Antoinette died on 17 May 1802, in Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld,Holy Roman Empire, aged 78, outliving her husband by almost two years. Her body was interred, alongside Ernest Frederick, in theMorizkirche, Coburg,Germany.[2]
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Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Cadet branch of theHouse of Welf Born: 13 January 1724 Died: 17 May 1802 | ||
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| Preceded by | Duchess consort of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 16 September 1764 – 8 September 1800 | Succeeded by |