Princess Frederica of Prussia, Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau

For other people called Princess Frederica, see Princess Frederica (disambiguation).

Princess Frederica
Duchess consort of Anhalt-Dessau
Portrait by Heinrich Olivier
Born(1796-09-30)30 September 1796
Berlin
Died1 January 1850(1850-01-01) (aged 53)
Dessau
SpouseLeopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
IssuePrincess Auguste of Anhalt-Dessau
Agnes, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
Maria Anna, Princess Friedrich Karl of Prussia
Names
German: Friederike Luise Wilhelmine Amalie
HouseHohenzollern
FatherPrince Louis Charles of Prussia
MotherFrederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Princess Frederica of Prussia (30 September 1796 – 1 January 1850) was a daughter of Prince Louis Charles of Prussia and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.[1] She was a member of the House of Hohenzollern. By her marriage to Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau, she would become Duchess consort of Anhalt-Dessau.

Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia c. 1810

Family

Frederica was the youngest child and only daughter of Prince Louis Charles of Prussia and his wife Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Her father was a younger son of Frederick William II of Prussia. Due to her mother's later marriages, Frederica would have many half-siblings, including George V of Hanover.

Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia by Franz Krüger

Marriage and children

On 18 April 1818, Frederica married Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau in Berlin.[1][2] They had been engaged since 17 May 1816, as the connection had already been arranged by the Prussian court. This dynastic connection was an expression of Leopold's pro-Prussian policies.

They had six children:

Name Birth Death Notes
Princess Fredericka Amalie Auguste 28 November 1819 11 December 1822
Princess Fredericka Amalie Agnes 24 June 1824 23 October 1897 Married on 28 April 1853 to Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.[2]
A son 3 August 1825 3 August 1825 He was either stillborn or died shortly after the birth.
A son 3 November 1827 3 November 1827 He was either stillborn or died shortly after the birth.
Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt 29 April 1831 24 January 1904 Married on 22 April 1854 to Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg.[2]
Princess Maria Anna 14 September 1837 12 May 1906 Married on 29 November 1854 to Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia.[2]

Frederica died on 1 January 1850 in Dessau.[1][2] Leopold would die 21 years later, on 22 May 1871.

Honours

Ancestry

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Friederike Wilhelmina Luise Amalie Prinzessin von Preußen". Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e Martin, pp. 187-188.
  3. ^ Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat. Berlin: Decker. p. 72.

Sources

  • Martin, Frederick (1866). The Statesman's Year Book, 1866. London: Macmillan and Co.
Princess Frederica of Prussia, Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau
Born: 30 September 1796 Died: 1 January 1850
Regnal titles
Preceded byas Duchess consort of Anhalt-Dessau Duchess consort of Anhalt
18 April 1818 – 1 January 1850 		Succeeded by