Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Portrait by Christoph Bernhard Francke
Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Tenure	1 March 1735 – 2 September 1735
Born	14 April 1696 Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Died	6 March 1762 (aged 65) Brunswick, Germany
Spouse	Ferdinand Albert II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Issue	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
Father	Louis Rudolph of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Mother	Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen

Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (Antoinette Amalie; 14 April 1696 – 6 March 1762) was a Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and the wife of her father's cousin Ferdinand Albert II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. She was the mother of the Queen of Prussia, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Queen of Denmark and Norway.

Background

Antoinette was born the youngest of four daughters born to Louis Rudolph of Brunswick-Lüneburg and his wife Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen. Her older sister was Elisabeth Christine, mother of Empress Maria Theresa. Her other surviving sister Charlotte Christine was the daughter-in-law of Peter the Great of Russia.

Marriage

15 October 1712 saw her marriage to Ferdinand Albert II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, son of Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Christine of Hesse-Eschwege.

The marriage was very happy and Antoinette was the mother of eight sons and six daughters. After 1735, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg her father died and her husband succeeded him. Her husband himself died September the same year. The Dowager Duchess went on to survive her husband for 27 years.

Issue

1. Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1 August 1713 – 26 March 1780) married Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia and had issue.
2. Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (28 August 1714 – 4 May 1774) married Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Russia and had issue.
3. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (8 November 1715 – 13 January 1797) married Frederick II of Prussia, no issue.
4. Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (25 September 1718 – 12 May 1788) died unmarried.
5. Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (12 January 1721 – 3 July 1792) died unmarried.
6. Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (29 January 1722 – 13 January 1780) married Prince Augustus William of Prussia and had issue.
7. Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (13/23 January 1724 – 17 May 1802) married Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and had issue.
8. Albert of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1725–1745) died unmarried.
9. Charlotte of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1725–1766) died unmarried.
10. Theresa Natalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (4 June 1728 – 26 June 1778) died unmarried.
11. Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (4 September 1729 – 10 October 1796) married Frederick V of Denmark and had issue.
12. Frederick William of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1731–1732) died in infancy.
13. Frederick Francis of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1732–1758) died unmarried.

Ancestry

Family of Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

16. Henry III, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               8. Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel                       17. Ursula of Saxe-Lauenburg               4. Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel                             18. Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (=22)               9. Dorothea of Anhalt-Zerbst                       19. Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (= 23)               2. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel                                   20. John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg               10. Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg                       21. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen               5. Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderborg-Nordborg                             22. Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (=18)               11. Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst                       23. Dorothea Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (= 19)               1. Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel                                         24. Ludwig Eberhard of Oettingen               12. Joachim Ernst of Oettingen                       25. Margarethe of Erbach               6. Albert Ernest I, Prince of Oettingen                             26. Kraft of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein               13. Anna Dorothea of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Gleichen                       27. Sophie of Birkenfeld               3. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen                                   28. John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg               14. Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg                       29. Barbara Sophie of Brandenburg               7. Christine of Württemberg                             30. Johann Kasimir of Salm-Kyrburg               15. Anna Dorothea of Salm-Kyrburg                       31. Dorothea of Solms-Laubach

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 14 April 1696 – 15 October 1712 Her Serene Highness Duchess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
• 15 October 1712 – 1 March 1735 Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess of Bevern
• 1 March 1735 – 2 September 1735 Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Princess of Wolfenbüttel
• 2 September 1735 – 6 March 1762 Her Serene Highness the Dowager Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Dowager Princess of Wolfenbüttel

References

German nobility
Preceded by Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen	Duchess consort of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1735–1735	Vacant Title next held by Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia