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Elisabeth | |
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Princess Consort of Anhalt-Bernburg | |
Reign | 16 October 1667 – 18 April 1677 |
Born | Meisenheim, Palatine Zweibrücken Holy Roman Empire | 22 March 1642
Died | 18 April 1677 Ballenstedt, Anhalt Holy Roman Empire | (aged 35)
Spouse | Victor Amadeus, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg |
Issue |
Karl Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym |
House |
Palatinate-Zweibrücken (by birth) Ascania (by marriage) |
Father | Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
Mother | Anna Juliane of Nassau-Saarbrücken |
Elisabeth, Princess of Anhalt-Bernburg (née Countess Elisabeth of Palatinate-Zweibrücken; 22 March 1642 – 18 April 1677) was the consort of Victor Amadeus, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg.
Countess Elisabeth of Palatinate-Zweibrücken was born in Meisenheim on 22 March 1642 to Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and Anna Juliane of Nassau-Saarbrücken. She was a member of the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach.
On 16 October 1667 she married Victor Amadeus, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg in Meisenheim, becoming the Princess Consort of Anhalt-Bernburg. [1] They had six children: [2] [3]
Elisabeth died during the birth of her sixth child, whom also died during the birth. She is buried in the crypt of the Castle Church of St. Aegidien. [4]