Career
Elisabeth Eleanor married twice. Elisabeth Eleonore was very musical and her father was an author She noticeably stimulated her husband"s interest in music and literature.
Anton Ulrich had married morganatically to Philippine Elisabeth Cäsar, who was not of noble descent.
Elisabeth Eleanor behaved very coolly towards her. During Ernest Louis I"s rule, Meiningen developed into a centre of musical culture.
This is largely due to Elisabeth Eleonore. The family strife caused her to retreat from public life and concern herself more with religion.
She wrote several hymns.
Elisabethenburg Palace in Meiningen was named after her. Elisabeth Ernestine (3 December 1681 in Meiningen – 24 December 1766 in Gandersheim), Abbess of Gandersheim Abbey (1713–1766). Eleonore Frederika (2 March 1683 in Meiningen – 13 May 1739 in Meiningen), a nun at Gandersheim.
Anton August (20 June 1684 in Meiningen – 7 December 1684 in Meiningen).
Wilhelmine Luise (19 January 1686 in Meiningen – 5 October 1753 in Bernstadt), married on 20 December 1703 to Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Bernstadt. Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (22 October 1687 in Meiningen – 27 January 1763 in Frankfurt).