Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg

Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg
Baroness Frederick of Stein-Liebenstein-Barchfeld
Princess consort of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Tenure	20 August 1806 - 22 April 1812
Born	(1776-08-07)7 August 1776 Kirchheimbolanden
Died	19 February 1841(1841-02-19) (aged 64) Schaumburg Castle, near Limburg an der Lahn
Spouse	Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym ​ ​ (m. 1793; died 1812)​ Baron Frederick of Stein-Liebenstein-Barchfeld ​ ​ (m. 1813)​
Issue	Archduchess Hermine, Palatina of Hungary Adelheid, Duchess Augustus of Oldenburg Emma, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Ida, Hereditary Princess of Oldenburg
House	Nassau-Weilburg
Father	Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
Mother	Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau

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:

• Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1797–1817), married Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
• Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1800–1820)
• Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1802–1858), married George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and became the grandmother of Queen Emma of the Netherlands, who was named after her.
• Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1804–1828)

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

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

External links

• Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of Nassau". Genealogy.EU.