Erdmuthe Dorothea of Saxe-Zeitz (13 November 1661Johann Hübner's three hundred and thirty three genealogical tables, table 171 Archived 2012-04-20 at the Wayback Machine

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Regent of the duchy of Saxe-Merseburg

After her husband's death on 20 October 1694, she took up the guardianship of her eldest son Christian III Maurice, and after his death twenty-five days later (14 November 1694), on behalf of his youngest son and next heir Maurice William, nicknamed ("the violinist duke"), until he reached the age of 24 in 1712. She led the government and initiated the construction of a spa in Bad Lauchstädt. In 1710, she built a wooden well house in Bad Lauchstädt and planted

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s, which formed a green arch.

Death

She died in 1720 on her widow seat Bündorf Castle and was buried in the ducal crypt in Merseburg Cathedral. On the occasion of her death a gold ducat coin was minted. One of the four obelisks in the garden of Merseburg Castle is dedicated to her memory.

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Article in the Saxon Biography
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