Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp

Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
A portrait of Joanna, presumably by Antoine Pesne, c.1746
Princess consort of Anhalt-Zerbst
Tenure7 November 1742 – 16 March 1747
Born(1712-10-24)24 October 1712
Gottorp Castle, Gottorp
Died30 May 1760(1760-05-30) (aged 47)
Paris, France
Spouse
(m. 1727; died 1747)
Issue
Detail
Catherine II of Russia
Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
HouseHolstein-Gottorp
FatherChristian August, Prince of Eutin
MotherAlbertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach

Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (24 October 1712 – 30 May 1760) was a member of the German House of Holstein-Gottorp, a princess consort of Anhalt-Zerbst by marriage, and the regent of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1747 to 1752 on behalf of her minor son, Frederick Augustus. She is best known as the mother of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia.


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