Overview
Christine Juliane of Baden-Durlach (12 September 1678 – 10 July 1707), was a German noblewoman of the House of Zähringen and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Eisenach.
Early life
Born at Karlsburg Castle in Karlsruhe, Durlach, she was the oldest of the four children of Prince Charles Gustav of Baden-Durlach (younger brother of Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach) and his wife, Princess Anna Sophia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Biography
The only surviving child of her parents (her three younger brothers all died in infancy), in Wolfenbüttel on 27 February 1697 she married Prince John William of Saxe-Eisenach (younger brother of Duke John George II) as his second wife. One year later (10 November 1698), her husband inherited the Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach after his brother's death without issue.
During her marriage, Christine Juliane gave birth seven children, of whom only three survived to adulthood:
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