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Emilie Antonia of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst (15 June 1614 in Delmenhorst – 4 December 1670 in Rudolstadt), was regent of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt from 1646 to 1662.
Life
Emilie was the daughter of Count Anthony II and his wife Sibylle Elisabeth, née Duchess of Brunswick-Dannenberg.
She married on 4 February 1638 to Count Louis Günther I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. When her husband died in 1646, she took up government as guardian and regent for her son, Albert Anton. She was 32 when she took up the regency, and ruled until her son came of age in 1662.
The Countess gave her children a religious education along the lines promoted by the Virtuous Society. She hired the author Ahasverus Fritsch to act as her Hofmeister. During her son's rule, Fritsch eventually rose to the post of Chancellor.
Emilie died on 4 December 1670 in Rudolstadt.
Issue
From her marriage to Louis Günther I of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, the following children were born:
- Sophie Juliane (1639-1672)
- Ludmilla Elisabeth (1640-1672)
- Albert Anton (1641-1710)
- Christiane Magdalene (1642-1672)
- Maria Susanna (1646-1688)