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Auction: 16043 - Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History
Lot: 131

Documents
Russia
Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
1753 (20 December) one folio page letter in a neat secretarial hand to Friedrich III (Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg) at Friedenstein Castle, signed at foot Johanna Elisabeth. With detailed address panel and a virtually complete wax seal. In good to fine condition. Photo

provenance: Skottorp Castle, Documents of Wilheln IV; Aukionhaus List & Franke, Leipzig, 1914 (number 62)

Johanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712-60) was a princess of the House of Holstein-Gottorp and later the Princess of Anhalt-Zerbst. She is best known as the mother of Catherine the Great of Russia.
She was born at Gottorp, the daughter of Christian August, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach. She was the Regent of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1747 to 1752 for her son, Frederick Augustus

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Estimate
£400 to £500