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Princess Christine Louise
Princess Christine Louise
Duchess consort of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Tenure23 March 1731 – 1 March 1735
Born(1671-03-20)20 March 1671
Oettingen
Died3 September 1747(1747-09-03) (aged 76)
Blankenberg
Spouse
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(m. 1690; died 1735)​
Issue
HouseOettingen-Oettingen
FatherAlbert Ernest I, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen
MotherDuchess Christine Friederike of Württemberg

Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen (20 March 1671 – 3 September 1747) was Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. She was the maternal grandmother of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa, Emperor Peter II of Russia and also Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

Early life

Christine Louise was born as the third daughter of Albert Ernest I, Prince of Öttingen-Öttingen (1642-1683) and his first wife, Duchess Christine Friederike of Württemberg (1644-1674), daughter of Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg and his first wife Anna Katharina, Wild- and Rheingräfin of Salm-Kyrburg (1614-1655).

Marriage

She married Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg at Aurich in 1690. They had four daughters, but only three reached adulthood:

The marriages of her three daughters were arranged by her ambitious father-in-law, Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

Ancestry

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Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen House of Oettingen-OettingenBorn: 20 March 1671 Died: 3 September 1747 German royalty Preceded byPrincess Elisabeth Sophie Marie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderborg-Norburg Duchess consort of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 1731–1735 VacantTitle next held byPrincess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia
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