Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

Princess Charlotte Sophie
Duchess Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born	(1731-09-24)24 September 1731 Coburg
Died	2 August 1810(1810-08-02) (aged 78) Schwerin
Spouse	Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin ​ ​ (m. 1755; died 1778)​
Issue	Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Sophia Frederica, Hereditary Princess of Denmark and Norway
House	Wettin
Father	Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Mother	Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess in Saxony (24 September 1731 – 2 August 1810) was a German duchess. She was the daughter of Franz Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld and Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

Marriage and issue

Charlotte Sophie married Duke Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (6 August 1725 – 12 September 1778), younger son of Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. They had two children:

Name	Birth	Death	Marriage/notes
Friedrich Franz	10 December 1756	1 February 1837	Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg m. 1 June 1775 at Gotha; had issue
Sophia Frederica	24 August 1758	29 November 1794	Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway m. 21 October 1774 at Copenhagen; had issue (including Christian VIII of Denmark)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld[1]

8. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha 4. John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 9. Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg 2. Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 10. Josias II, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen 5. Countess Charlotte Johanna of Waldeck-Wildungen 11. Wilhelmine Christine of Nassau-Siegen 1. Charlotte Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 12. Albert Anton, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 6. Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 13. Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen 3. Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 14. Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 7. Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 15. Magdalena Sibylla of Saxe-Weissenfels

References

1. Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 107.