Prinzessin Luise Dorothea von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg - Gotha, TH, Deutschland
N 50° 56.828 E 010° 42.197
32U E 619650 N 5645327
Lebensgroße Bronzefigur der Prinzessin Luise Dorothea von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg in der Nähe des Schloßes in Gotha
Waymark Code: WM10VBX
Location: Thüringen, Germany
Date Posted: 06/26/2019
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Luise Dorothea of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg (* 10. August 1710 in Coburg; † 22. October 1767 in Gotha) was a born princess of Saxony-Meiningen and as wife of Frederick III from 1732 until her death Duchess of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg.
Luise Dorothea was born as Princess of Saxony-Meiningen, her father was Duke Ernst Ludwig I, her mother Dorothea Maria of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg, an aunt of her future husband. In 1729 she married her cousin Prince Frederick in Gotha, who became Duke of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg in 1732 when Frederick III reigned.
The highly educated and subtle duchess played a major role in her husband's duchy becoming a cultural centre in Thuringia. Luise Dorothea had a great influence on her husband's politics and regularly attended the meetings of the Privy Council, the government of the duchy. She was a convinced supporter of the Enlightenment, but dedicated her whole life to absolutism, and was in correspondence with the great spirits of her time, such as Voltaire, Friedrich Melchior Grimm, Count von Manteuffel as well as Luise and Johann Christoph Gottsched.
Source: Wikipedia
The sculpture was created in 2017 by the sculptor, medalist and graphic artist Bernd Göbel.
Monarch Ranking: Prince / Princess
Proper Title and Name of Monarch: Herzogin Luise Dorothea von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg
Country or Empire of Influence: Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg
Website for additonal information: [Web Link]
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