17-18th Cent. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen was born on 20 March 1671, in Oettingen. She was the daughter of Christine Friederike, Duchess of Württemberg (1644-1674) and Albert Ernest I, Prince of Oettingen. Her maternal grandparents were Anna Katherina of Salm-Kyrburg and Eberhard III, Herzog of Württemberg-Stuttgart. Christine's parents were married on 28 May 1665. Her siblings were: Henriette Dorothea of Oettingen and Eberhardine Sofie of Oettingen. Christine of Oettingen married Ludwig Rudolf, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (22 July 1671 - 1 March 1735) on 22 April 1690, in Aurich, Germany. He was the son of Elisabeth Juliana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg and Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (4 October 1633 - 27 March 1714).

The Children of Christine Louise of Oettingen and Ludwig Rudolf of Brunswick-Lüneburg:
Elizabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg (28 August 1691- 21 December 1750) Married Karl VI, Holy Roman Emperor in 1708.
Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg (29 August 1694 - 2 November 1715) Married Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich of Russia.
Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (22 April 1696 - 6 March 1762) Married Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1712.

Her daughter, Elizabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg married Karl VI, Holy Roman Emperor on 1 August 1708, in Barcelona. Her daughter, Antoinette of Brunswick-Lüneburg married Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel on 15 October 1712. In 1727, her grandson, Peter became Emperor of Russia. Her husband, Ludwig Rudolf of Brunswick-Lüneburg died on 1 March 1735. He was interred at the Braunschweig Cathedral, in Braunschweig, Germany. He was succeeded by his cousin, as Ferdinand Albert II. Christine Louise of Oettingen died on 3 September 1747, in Blankenberg. She was interred beside her husband at the Braunschweig Cathedral, in Braunschweig, Germany.