Princess Fredericka of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

Fredericka of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Portrait by Antoine Pesne, 1740–46
Duchess consort of Saxe-Weissenfels
Tenure1736–1746
Born(1715-07-17)17 July 1715
Gotha
Died2 May 1775(1775-05-02) (aged 59)
Fredericka's Castle, Langensalza
SpouseJohann Adolf II, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
IssueKarl Adolf, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weissenfels
Johann Adolf, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weissenfels
August Adolf, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weissenfels
Georg Adolf, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weissenfels
Princess Fredericka
HouseSaxe-Gotha-Altenburg
FatherFrederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
MotherMagdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst

Princess 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.