Background
She was a daughter of August, duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and his wife Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Elector of Saxony Duke of Saxe
She was a daughter of August, duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, and his wife Anna Maria of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Her paternal grandparents were John George I, Elector of Saxony, and Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia. They had the following children:
Anna Sophie (b Gotha, 22 December 1670 – d Rudolstadt, 28 December 1728), married on 15 October 1691 to Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. Magdalene Sibylle (b Gotha, 30 September 1671 – d Altenburg, 2 March 1673).
Dorothea Marie (b Gotha, 22 January 1674 – d Meiningen, 18 April 1713), married on 19 September 1704 to Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.
Fredericka (b Gotha, 24 March 1675 – d Karlsbad, 28 May 1709), married on 25 May 1702 to Johann August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (b Gotha, 28 July 1676 – d Altenburg, 23 March 1732).
Johann Wilhelm (b Gotha, 4 October 1677 – killed in battle, Toulon, 15 August 1707), General Imperial. Elisabeth (b Gotha, 7 February 1679 – d of smallpox, Gotha, 22 June 1680).
Johanna (b Gotha, 1 October 1680 – d Strelitz, 9 July 1704), married on 20 June 1702 to Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.