Princess Elizabeth Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Nordborg
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Undated portrait of The Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel by a member of a German school.
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| Born | (1634-05-24)24 May 1634 Nordborg, Duchy of Schleswig |
| Died | 4 February 1704(1704-02-04) (aged 69) Wolfenbüttel, Brunswick-Lüneburg |
| Buried | Marienkirche, Wolfenbüttel |
| Noble family | Oldenborg |
| Spouse(s) | Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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| Father | Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg |
| Mother | Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst |
Princess Elizabeth Juliane of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Nordborg (24 May 1634 – 4 February 1704) was a Danish princess and a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg by birth and a member of the House of Welf by marriage.
Elizabeth Juliane was born in Nordborg as the oldest daughter of Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg, the sovereign duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Norburg and his second wife Eleanor of Anhalt-Zerbst. Her paternal grandparents were John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. Her maternal grandparents were Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1576–1621) and Princess Dorothea Hedwig (1587–1609).
Together with her husband, she founded a monastery for noblewomen at Schloss Salzdahlum in 1699, and then selected the monastery's first conventual women herself.[1]
Elisabeth Juliane died at Salzdahlum on 4 February 1704 and was buried in the crypt of the Wolfenbüttel in Marienkirche, Wolfenbüttel.[2]
On 17 August 1656, Elizabeth Juliane married her cousin Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. They had 13 children, seven of whom reached adulthood:[3]
Elizabeth Juliane also suffered four miscarriages:
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