Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental

Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental (20 August 1694 – 25 December 1729) was a German princess and regent. She was regent of Brandenburg-Ansbach in 1723-1729.

Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental
Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Tenure28 August 1709 – 7 January 1723
Born(1694-08-20)20 August 1694
Stuttgart
Died25 December 1729(1729-12-25) (aged 35)
Ludwigsburg
SpouseWilliam Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
IssueKarl Wilhelm Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Margravine Eleonore
Margrave Frederick Charles
HouseWürttemberg
FatherFrederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental
MotherMargravine Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Born in Kirchheim unter Teck, her parents were Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental, and his wife Margravine Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach, a daughter of Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

Christine Charlotte was also margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach through her marriage to her cousin William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, of the House of Hohenzollern. She became regent of Ansbach from her husband's death in 1723 until the end of the minority of their eldest son, Charles William Frederick, in 1729. Christiane and William Frederick's other children were Eleonore (1713–1714) and Frederick Charles (1715–1716). Schloss Bruckberg was used as her sons' "educational establishment".[1] She died in Ansbach in 1729 and is now buried in the margraves' vault in St Gumbertus's Church in Ansbach.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Erwachsenenbildung - Gemeinde Bruckberg".
  2. ^ "Die Gruft der Hohenzollern". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-12-10.

Bibliography

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  • M. Spindler, A. Kraus: Geschichte Frankens bis zum Ausgang des 18. Jahrhunderts, München 1997. ISBN 3-406-39451-5
  • A. Schödl: Frauen und dynastische Politik, 1703-1723. Die Markgräfinnen Elisabeth Sophie von Brandenburg und Christiane Charlotte von Ansbach, Plassenburg 2007. ISBN 978-3-925162-24-4
  • A. Schödl: Christiane Charlotte. Fürstin, Mutter und Frau, Sonderdruck Nr. 7. Verein der Freunde von Triesdorf 2009
Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg-Winnental
Born: 20 August 1694 Died: 25 December 1729
German nobility
Vacant
Title last held by
Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach
Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach
28 August 1709 – 7 January 1723
Vacant
Title next held by
Friederike Luise of Prussia