Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess in Saxony (24 September 1731 – 2 August 1810) was a German duchess. She was the daughter of Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

Princess Charlotte Sophie
Duchess Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born(1731-09-24)24 September 1731
Coburg
Died2 August 1810(1810-08-02) (aged 78)
Schwerin
SpouseDuke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
IssueFrederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Sophia Frederica, Hereditary Princess of Denmark and Norway
HouseWettin
FatherFrancis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
MotherPrincess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Marriage and issue

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Charlotte Sophie married Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (6 August 1725 – 12 September 1778), younger son of Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. They had two children:

Name Birth Death Marriage/notes
Friedrich Franz 10 December 1756 1 February 1837 Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
m. 1 June 1775 at Gotha; had issue
Sophia Frederica 24 August 1758 29 November 1794 Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway
m. 21 October 1774 at Copenhagen; had issue (including Christian VIII of Denmark)

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 107.