Johanna Walpurgis of Leiningen-Westerburg (3 June 1647 – 4 November 1687), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Runkel (through female line surnamed Leiningen-Westerburg) and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels.
| Johanna Walpurgis of Leiningen-Westerburg | |
|---|---|
| Duchess consort of Saxe-Weisselfels | |
| Tenure | 1672–1680 |
| Born | 3 June 1647 Schaumburg an der Lahn |
| Died | 4 November 1687 (aged 40) Dahme |
| Spouse | Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels |
| Issue | Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Dahme Prince Maurice |
| House | Runkel |
| Father | George William, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg |
| Mother | Sophia Elisabeth of Lippe-Detmold |
Born in Schaumburg an der Lahn, she was the third of nineteen children born from the marriage of Georg Wilhelm, Count of Leiningen-Westerburg in Schaumburg and Countess Sophia Elisabeth of Lippe-Detmold. From her eighteen older and younger siblings, eleven survive adulthood: Simon Philipp, Frederick William, Maria Christiana (by marriage Countess Reuss of Lobenstein), Sophia Magdalena (by marriage Countess of Schönburg-Hartenstein), John Anton, Christoph Christian, Johanna Elisabeth (by her two marriages Countess of Wied-Runkel and Metternich-Winneburg), Angelika Catherine (by marriage Countess of Vasaborg), Henry Christian Frederick Ernest, Georg II Charles Louis and Juliana Eleonore (by marriage Countess of Metternich-Winneburg).[1][better source needed][2]
Life
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In Halle on 29 January 1672, Johanna Walpurgis married Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels as his second wife. They had three children:[3][better source needed][4]
- Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Dahme (Halle, 20 November 1673 – Dahme, 16 April 1715).
- Maurice (Halle, 5 January 1676 – Szeged, Hungary, 12 September 1695).
- Stillborn son (1679).
Juliana Walpurgis died in Dahme aged 40, having survived her husband by seven years. She was buried in the Schlosskirche, Weissenfels.[5]
References
edit- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Runkel". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 10 October 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ Georg Wilhelm Graf v.Leiningen-Westerburg in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan Archived 2014-10-15 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 10 October 2014].
- ^ Note: not named the stillborn son. Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Wettin". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 10 October 2014.[self-published source]
- ^ Johanna Walpurgis v.Leiningen-Westerburg in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan Archived 2014-10-15 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 10 October 2014].
- ^ Leiningen-Westerburg line in: royaltyguide.nl Archived 2017-07-08 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 10 October 2014].