Albertina Frederika Baden-Durlakhskaya

Albertina Frederika Baden-Durlakhskaya

Date of Birth: 03.07.1682
Country: Germany

Content:
  1. Albertine Frederica of Baden-Durlach
  2. Early Life and Family
  3. Marriage and Children
  4. - Hedwig Sophie (1705-1764)
  5. - Johanna Elizabeth (1712-1760), mother of Catherine the Great
  6. Recognition and Legacy

Albertine Frederica of Baden-Durlach

Albertine Frederica of Baden-Durlach, born on November 3, 1682, was a German princess and the wife of Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. She was also the mother of Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, and the grandmother of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia.

Early Life and Family

Albertine Frederica was the eighth child of Margrave Frederick VII Magnus of Baden-Durlach and his wife Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp. Her paternal grandmother, Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, was a Swedish princess, which granted her son, Adolf Frederick, the right to claim the Swedish throne. Albertine Frederica was born in Baden, a wealthy region of southwestern Germany bordering France.

Marriage and Children

On September 2, 1704, Albertine Frederica married Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp. Their marriage produced 11 children, including:

- Hedwig Sophie (1705-1764)

- Karl, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1706-1727)
- Frederica Amalia (1708-1731)
- Anna (1709-1758)
- Adolf Frederick (1710-1771), King of Sweden

- Frederick August (1711-1785), Prince-Bishop of Lübeck and Duke of Oldenburg

- Johanna Elizabeth (1712-1760), mother of Catherine the Great

- Fredericka Sophia (1714-1714)
- Wilhelm Christian (1716-1719)
- Friedrich Conrad (1718-1718)
- Georg Ludwig (1719-1763)
Russian Connections

In 1739, Albertine Frederica accompanied her daughter Johanna Elizabeth and granddaughter Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst to the court of Prince-Bishop Adolf Frederick of Eutin. This visit marked the first meeting between Sophie and Karl Peter Ulrich of Holstein-Gottorp, who would later become Emperor Peter III of Russia.

Recognition and Legacy

On March 15, 1743, Albertine Frederica was awarded the Order of Saint Catherine. She is remembered as a German princess who played a significant role in the European royal dynasties, bridging the gap between the German and Russian imperial houses. Albertine Frederica died on December 4, 1755, at the age of 73.

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