Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen
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Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen (Oettingen, March 20, 1671 - Blankenberg September 3, 1747) was Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg and the maternal grandmother of Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen Elisabeth Christine of Prussia, Queen Juliane Marie of Denmark and Tsar Peter II of Russia.

Biography

Christine Louise was the third daughter of Albert Ernest I, Prince of Oettingen and Duchess Christine Friederike of Württemberg.
She married with Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg at Aurich in 1690. They had the following children who reached adulthood:

• Elizabeth Christine (1691-1750), married Emperor Charles VI of Austria
• Sofie Charlotte (1694-1715), married Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia, Peter the Great's son and heir
• Antoinette Amalie (1696-1762), married Duke Ferdinand Albert II of Brunswick-Lüneburg

The marriages of her three daughters were arranged by her ambitious father-in-law, Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel .

Source

Christina Louise Prinzessin v.Oettingen-Oettingen