Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau

Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau
Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau
	Portrait as Princess-Abbess of Herford with crosier, ca. 1680–1685. Herford Städtisches Museum.
Princess-Abbess of Herford
Reign	1680–1686
Duchess consort of Saxe-Weisselfels-Barby
Tenure	1686–1706
Born	1 May 1665; Cölln an der Spree
Died	5 October 1706 (aged 41); Dessau
Spouse	Henry, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Barby
Issue	Frederick Henry, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weissenfels-Barby; George Albert, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Barby; Princess Henriette Marie
House	Ascania
Father	John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Mother	Henriette Catherine of Orange-Nassau

Elisabeth Albertine of Anhalt-Dessau (1 May 1665 – 5 October 1706), was a German noblewoman by birth Princess of Anhalt-Dessau as member of the House of Ascania and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels-Barby.

Born in Cölln an der Spree, she was the fourth of ten children born from the marriage of John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and Henriette Catherine of Orange-Nassau. From her nine older and younger siblings, five survive adulthood: Henriette Amalie (by marriage Princess of Nassau-Dietz), Marie Eleonore (by marriage Princess Radziwiłł and Duchess of Olyka), Henriette Agnes, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and Johanna Charlotte (by marriage Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt).^[1]^[2]^{[better source needed]}

^ Johann Georg II. Fürst v.Anhalt-Dessau in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 11 October 2014].
^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Ascania". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 11 October 2014.^{[self-published source]}

[1] Johann Georg II. Fürst v.Anhalt-Dessau in: Genealogy Database by Herbert Stoyan Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine [retrieved 11 October 2014].

[2] Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Ascania". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 11 October 2014.^{[self-published source]}

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