Victor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (Schaumburg, 7 September 1693 – Schaumburg, 15 April 1772), was a German prince of the House of Ascania who belonged to a cadet branch of the princely house of Anhalt-Bernburg.
The death of his mother in 1700 made Victor Amadeus Adolph the heir apparent of Holzappel and Schaumburg under the terms of a contract made between his paternal grandfather and namesake Prince Victor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg and his maternal grandmother Countess Elisabeth Charlotte. When the Countess died in 1707, Victor Amadeus Adolph succeeded her as Count of Holzappel and Schaumburg.
When his father died in 1727, Victor Amadeus Adolph succeeded him as "Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym," but shortly after changed the name of his principality to "Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym."
Marriages and Issue
First marriage
In Birstein on 22 November 1714 Victor Amadeus Adolph married firstly with Countess Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (b. Büdingen, 31 July 1680 - d. Schaumburg, 2 January 1739), daughter of Wilhelm Moritz, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (1657-1711) and his first wife, Countess Anna Amalie of Isenburg-Büdingen-Wächtersbach (1653-1700). She was fourteen years older than he was; nevertheless, the union produced six children:
In Pölzig on 14 February 1740 Victor Amadeus Adolph married for a second time to Countess Hedwig Sophie Henckel of Donnersmarck (b. Oderberg, 7 May 1717 - d. Diez, 21 February 1795), daughter of Count Wenzel Louis Henckel of Donnersmarck (1680-1734) and his wife, Countess Hedwig Charlotte of Solms-Baruth (1678-1734). The Henckel von Donnersmarck family were an old family in Silesia only raised in 1651 to the rank of counts;[1] in consequence, this marriage was on the verge of being considered morganatic. In the end, the union was nonetheless considered equal by the rest of the House of Anhalt.[1] They had six children:
Sophie Charlotte Ernestine (b. Schaumburg, 3 April 1743 - d. Birstein, 5 October 1781), married on 20 September 1760 to Wolfgang Ernest II, Prince of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (1711–present) Isenburg-Birstein.
