Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg
Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (20 August 1613 – 12 July 1676) was a German poet, composer and impresario.
Also recorded as Elizabeth Sophie von Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg

Philipp Kilian · 1. http: display_lang=de_DE 2. Gabriele Ball, "Das sozietäre Netzwerk der Herzogin Sophia Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel" · Public domain
- Name
- Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg
- Birthplace
- Güstrow
- Died
- 12 July 1676
- Born
- 1613 · Güstrow.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- poet · composer · writer
- Fields
- poetry
- Movements
- Baroque music
- Languages
- German
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Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (20 August 1613 – 12 July 1676) was a German poet, composer and impresario.
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Key facts
• Name — Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg • Title — Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg • House — House of Mecklenburg • Father — John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg • Mother — Margaret Elisabeth of Mecklenburg • Issue — Ferdinand Albert I Marie Elisabeth • Birthplace — Güstrow • Died — 12 July 1676
Life
Life
She began studying music at the court of her father, Duke John Albert II of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, where was an orchestra known for its use of fine English musicians, such as William Brade. She moved to the court of Kassel, which also had a strong musical tradition, when the Thirty Years War threatened her court in 1628. In 1635, she married the learned Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg with whom she had two children: • Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg • Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Elisabeth Sophie was charged with organizing the court orchestra, and at times worked closely with Heinrich Schütz, who was appointed absentes Kapellmeister in 1655. She may have collaborated with him on arias in his Theatralische neue Vorstellung von der Maria Magdalena. Most of Elisabeth Sophie's compositions are hymns or devotional arias. Some of these were published in 1651 and 1667. The one printed in 1651, Vinetum evangelicum, Evangelischer Weinberg, is believed to have been the first music published by a woman in Germany. She also played a major role in establishing large court entertainments, including masquerades, plays, and ballets, to which she at times wrote librettos and music. Her additional involvement in these entertainments is unclear. Two of her dramatic works survive: Friedens Sieg (1642, Brunswick) and Glückwünschende Freudensdarstellung (Lüneburg, 1652). Sibylle Ursula von Braunschweig-Lüneburg was her stepdaughter.
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Identity and origins
Her recorded language was German. She was the child of John Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg and Margaret Elizabeth of Mecklenburg. She married Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. 3 children are recorded: Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Christian Franz of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

Portrait of Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg (1613-1680), wife of Augustus the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1579-1666).
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1613
Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg born at Güstrow.
1680
Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg died at Lüneburg.
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Güstrow.
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- 1.Sofia Von Mecklenburg-Gustrow. prabook.com.
- 2.Sophie Elisabeth Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Güstrow. genealogics.org. 8 novembre 2000.
- 3.Ferdinand Albrecht I Herzog von Braunschweig-Bevern. genealogics.org. 10 maggio 2010.
- 4.Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. genealogics.org. 22 marzo 1999.
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