Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach

Princess Margravine Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach (3 July 1682 22 December 1755) was a German princess. She was the daughter of Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach and his wife Duchess Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp. She married Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin.

Princess Albertina Frederica
Portrait by Balthasar Denner
Born(1682-07-03)3 July 1682
Karlsburg Castle in Durlach
Died22 December 1755(1755-12-22) (aged 73)
Hamburg
Noble familyHouse of Zähringen
Spouse(s)Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin
IssueAdolf Frederick, King of Sweden
Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg
Prince Georg Ludwig of Holstein-Gottorp
FatherFrederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
MotherAugusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp

Biography

On 2 September 1704, she married Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin.

In 1726, her husband died, and her eldest son became monarch. One year later, he died childless and her youngest son, Adolf Frederick, ascended the throne. Adolf Frederick was a minor, but was allowed to govern "with his mother's support" and guidance.[1] She also gave him her estates Stendorf, Mönch-Neversdorf and Lenzahn to provide him with an income.[1]

Through her paternal grandmother, Countess Palatine Christina Magdalena of Zweibrücken, a sister of King Charles X of Sweden, Albertina Frederica descended from the Swedish royal house, which is why her son in 1743 could be elected as the heir to the Swedish throne.

Issue

References

  1. Adolf Fredrik, urn:sbl:5574, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (article by L. Stavenow), retrieved 2014-12-25.
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