Who married Fredericka of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg?
Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels married Fredericka of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg on . Friederike of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg was 19 years old on the wedding day (19 years, 4 months and 10 days). Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels was 49 years old on the wedding day (49 years, 2 months and 23 days). The age gap was 29 years, 10 months and 13 days.
Fredericka of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Fredericka of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (17 July 1715 – 2 May 1775), was a German princess of the House of Wettin and a Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels by marriage.
Born in Gotha, she was the fifteenth of nineteen children born from the marriage of Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst. Of her eighteen older and younger siblings, only eight survived to adulthood: Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, William, John August, Christian William, Louis Ernest, Maurice, Augusta (by marriage a Princess of Wales), and John Adolph.
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Johann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
Johann Adolf II (19 August 1685 – 14 May 1746) was the last duke of Saxe-Weissenfels from 1736 to 1746. Following his death without surviving male issue, the Duchy returned to Electoral Saxony. Johann Adolf was also a commander in the Saxon Army.
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