Johanna Elizabeth was married on November 8, 1727 in Vechelde, to Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. She served as regent of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1747 to 1752 for her minor son, Frederick Augustus. She was the mother of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia.
Johanna Elizabeth was married on November 8, 1727 in Vechelde, to Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. She served as regent of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1747 to 1752 for her minor son, Frederick Augustus. She was the mother of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia.
Gravesite Details
She was originally interred in the Schlosskirche, Zerbst. She was disinterred in 1946 and reinterred in this location.
Family Members
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Hedwig Sophie von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
1705–1764
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Prinz Karl August von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
1706–1727
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Friederike Amalie von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
1708–1732
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Anna von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
1709–1758
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Adolph Frederick
1710–1771
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Herzog Friedrich August von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf
1711–1785
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Wilhelm Christian von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
1716–1719
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Georg Ludwig von Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
1719–1763
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