Princess Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst

Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst
17th century portrait
Duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar
Tenure1685–1694
Born(1663-03-09)9 March 1663
Zerbst
Died14 September 1694(1694-09-14) (aged 31)
Weimar
SpouseJohann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
IssuePrince Johann Wilhelm, Hereditary Duke of Saxe-Weimar
Ernst August I
Princess Eleonore Christiane
Princess Johanna Auguste
Princess Johanna Charlotte
HouseHouse of Ascania
FatherJohn VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
MotherSophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp

Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst (9 March 1663 – 14 September 1694) was a German noblewoman, a member of the House of Ascania by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Saxe-Weimar.

Born in Zerbst, she was the eleventh of fourteen children born from the marriage of John VI, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst and Sophie Augusta of Holstein-Gottorp and the only surviving daughter. Of her thirteen older and younger siblings, only four brothers lived to adulthood: Karl William, Anthony Günther, John Adolph and John Louis.