In 1680, and thanks to her father's instigation, Elisabeth Albertine was chosen Princess-Abbess of
Herford Abbey as
Elisabeth IV, securing with this the support of the Rhenish Imperial College prelate (German:
Reichsprälatenkollegiums). She remained in the post for six years, until her marriage was arranged and moved to Barby; however, several Herford artists and merchants followed her. In
Dessau on 30 March 1686, Elisabeth Albertine married
Henry, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Barby. Elisabeth Albertine's paternal great-great grandmother was Agnes of Barby-Mühlingen; this give to Henry some blood ties to the extinct House of Barby. The marriage produced eight children, of whom only three survive adulthood: • John August, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weissenfels-Barby (Dessau, 28 July 1687 – Dessau, 22 January 1688). • John August, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weissenfels-Barby (Dessau, 24 July 1689 – Dessau, 21 October 1689). • Stillborn twin sons (Dessau, 1690). • Frederick Henry, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weissenfels-Barby (Dessau, 2 July 1692 –
The Hague, 21 November 1711). •
George Albert, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels-Barby (Dessau, 19 April 1695 – Barby, 12 June 1739). • Henriette Marie (Dessau, 1 March 1697 – Weissenfels, 10 August 1719). • Stillborn daughter (Dessau, 5 October 1706). Elisabeth Albertine died in
Dessau aged 41, following complications in her last childbirth. She was buried in the
Familiengruft, Barby. ==References==