Dorothea Sophia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
| Dorothea Sophia | |
|---|---|
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| Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg | |
| Reign | 21 April 1618 - 10 February 1645 |
| Predecessor | Dorothea |
| Successor | Anna Sophia I |
| Born | 19 December 1587 Weimar |
| Died | 10 February 1645 (aged 57) Quedlinburg Abbey |
| House | Wettin |
| Father | Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar |
| Mother | Sophie of Württemberg |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Duchess Dorothea Sophia of Saxe-Altenburg (19 December 1587 – 10 February 1645) was Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg.
She was the fourth child and second daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and his first wife, Sophie of Württemberg.
Reign
[edit]On 21 April 1618, Dorothea Sophia was elected successor to Princess-Abbess Dorothea. Her election was approved by Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor.
During her reign, Quedlinburg was devastated by the Thirty Years' War. Unlike her predecessors, Princess-Abbess Dorothea Sophia often confronted John George I, Elector of Saxony.
Religious policy
[edit]Dorothea Sophia prohibited her clergy to deny absolution to a person who made a genuine and contrite confession. However, if the same parishioner repeated the sin, they were to face increasingly severe chastisement and, finally, a referral to the consistory. She proscribed that these parishioners would not be able to serve as godparents, nor be buried according to tradition or within consecrated ground. These decisions were a lot like the previous Catholic practice. She also took measures to prevent secret engagements, declaring that every engagement has to be witnessed by three men and publicly announced.[1]
Ancestry
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karant-Nunn, Susan C. (1997). The Reformation of ritual: an interpretation of early modern Germany. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-11337-7. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
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