Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels (1673–1726)

Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels (3 September 1673 – 28 November 1726), was a German noblewoman member of the House of Wettin (Albertine line) and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Eisenach.

Magdalene Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels
Duchess consort of Saxe-Eisenach
Tenure	28 July 1708 – 28 November 1726
Born	(1673-09-03)3 September 1673 Halle
Died	28 November 1726(1726-11-28) (aged 53) Eisenach
Spouse	John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
Issue	Christiane Wilhelmine, Princess of Nassau-Usingen
House	House of Wettin
Father	Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
Mother	Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg

Born in Halle, she was the oldest daughter and first child of Duke Johann Adolf I of Saxe-Weissenfels and his wife Johanna Magdalena, the daughter of Duke Frederick William II of Saxe-Altenburg. She was named after her paternal great-grandmother, Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia.

Life

In Weissenfels on 28 July 1708, Magdalene Sibylle married John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach as his third wife. They had three children, of whom only one survived to adulthood:

1. Johanna Magdalene Sophie (Eisenach, 19 August 1710 - Eisenach, 26 February 1711).
2. Christiane Wilhelmine (Altenkirchen, 3 September 1711 - Idstein, 27 November 1740), married on 26 November 1734 to Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen.
3. John William (Marksuhl, 28 January 1713 - Eisenach, 8 May 1713).

She died in Eisenach aged 53 and was buried in the Georgenkirche, Eisenach.

External links

• Publications by or about Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels at VD 17
• Johann Hübner: ... Drey hundert und drey und dreyßig Genealogische Tabellen, table 169