Emilie of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst

Emilie of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst
Born(1614-06-15)15 June 1614
Delmenhorst
Died4 December 1670(1670-12-04) (aged 56)
Rudolstadt
Noble familyHouse of Oldenburg
Spouse(s)Louis Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
FatherAnthony II, Count of Oldenburg
MotherSibylle Elisabeth of Brunswick-Dannenberg

Emilie Antonia of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst (15 June 1614 in Delmenhorst – 4 December 1670 in Rudolstadt), was Princess consort of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, and then regent of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt during the minority of her son Albert Anton from 1646 to 1662.

Life

Emilie was the daughter of Count Anthony II of Oldenburg and his wife Sibylle Elisabeth of Brunswick-Dannenberg.

She married on 4 February 1638 to Count Louis Günther I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

When her husband died in 1646, she took up government as guardian and regent for her son, Albert Anton. She was 32 when she took up the regency, and ruled until her son came of age in 1662.

Emilie gave her children a religious education along the lines promoted by the Virtuous Society. She hired the author Ahasverus Fritsch to act as her Hofmeister. During her son's rule, Fritsch eventually rose to the post of Chancellor.

Emilie died on 4 December 1670 in Rudolstadt.

Issue

From her marriage to Louis Günther I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, the following children were born:

Ancestry

See also


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