Baroness Frederick of Stein-Liebenstein-Barchfeld
Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg (Amelia Charlotte Wilhelmina Louise; 7 August 1776 in Kirchheimbolanden – 19 February 1841 at Schaumburg Castle, near Limburg an der Lahn) was a Princess of Nassau by birth and by marriage Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg.
Background
Amelia was the daughter of Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife the Dutch princess Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Amelia was the 10th of 15 children born to the Prince and Princess of Nassau-Weilburg, as her mother was born a daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and the English princess Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange a prestigious marriage for Amelia was to be expected. After arranging the marriages for her other daughters, Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau could finally focus on finding a match for Amelia. Finally a suitable husband was found, in the summer of 1793, Amelia became engaged to Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.
She had older sisters Maria and Louise and brothers Friedrich Wilhelm and Wilhelm, who died two months later. Later, the family was supplemented by five younger children, of whom son Karl Wilhelm and daughters Caroline and Henrietta reached adulthood.
Marriage and issue
On 29 October 1793, she married in Weilburg to Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (2 November 1767 – 22 April 1812). They had four daughters:
After Victor's death, she married on 15 February 1813 to Baron Frederick of Stein-Liebenstein-Barchfeld (14 February 1777 – 4 December 1849).
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg |
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| | | | | | | | | | 16. Frederick, Count of Nassau-Weilburg | | | | | | | | | | | 8. John Ernst, Count of Nassau-Weilburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Countess Christiane Elisabeth of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg | | | | | | | | | | | 4. Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Frederick Emich, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg | | | | | | | | | | | 9. Countess Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Hardenburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Sibylla of Waldeck-Wildungen | | | | | | | | | | | 2. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. John, Count of Nassau-Idstein | | | | | | | | | | | 10. George August, Count of Nassau-Idstein | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Countess Anna of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg | | | | | | | | | | | 5. Princess Auguste Friederike of Nassau-Idstein | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Albert Ernest I, Count of Oettingen-Oettingen | | | | | | | | | | | 11. Princess Henriette Dorothea of Oettingen-Oettingen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. Duchess Christine Fredericka of Württemberg | | | | | | | | | | | 1. Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz | | | | | | | | | | | 12. John William Friso, Prince of Orange | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau | | | | | | | | | | | 6. William IV, Prince of Orange | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel | | | | | | | | | | | 13. Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Maria Amalia of Courland | | | | | | | | | | | 3. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. George I of Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | 14. George II of Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Sophia Dorothea of Celle | | | | | | | | | | | 7. Anne, Princess Royal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach | | | | | | | | | | | 15. Caroline of Ansbach | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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