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Princess Amalie of Hesse-Homburg

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Landgravine Amalie
Hereditary Princess of Anhalt-Dessau
Born(1774-06-29)29 June 1774
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died3 February 1846(1846-02-03) (aged 71)
Dessau, Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau
SpouseFrederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
IssueAuguste, Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt
Prince George Bernhard
Prince Paul Christian
Louise, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg
Prince Frederick Augustus
Prince William Waldemar
Names
German: Christiane Amalie
HouseHouse of Hesse-Homburg (by birth)
House of Ascania (by marriage)
FatherFrederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
MotherLandgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgravine Christiane Amalie of Hesse-Homburg,[1][2] full German name: Christiane Amalie, Landgräfin von Hessen-Homburg[1][2] (29 June 1774, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg, Holy Roman Empire[1][2] – 3 February 1846, Dessau, Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau[1][2]) was a member of the House of Hesse-Homburg and a Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg by birth. Through her marriage to Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Amalie was also a member of the House of Ascania and Hereditary Princess of Anhalt-Dessau.

Family

Amalie was the fifth child of Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg and his wife Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt, daughter of Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.[1][2]

Marriage and issue

Amalie married Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, only surviving child of Leopold III, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau and his wife Margravine Louise Henriette Wilhelmine of Brandenburg-Schwedt, on 12 June 1792 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg, Holy Roman Empire.[1][2] Amalie and Frederick had seven children:[1]

The poet Friedrich Hölderlin dedicated his 1800 poem Aus stillem Hauße senden - An eine Fürstin von Dessau to the Hereditary Princess.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 29 June 1774 – 12 June 1792: Her Highness Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg
  • 12 June 1792 – 27 May 1814: Her Highness The Hereditary Princess of Anhalt-Dessau, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg
  • 27 May 1814 – 3 February 1846: Her Serene Highness The Dowager Hereditary Princess of Anhalt-Dessau, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg

Ancestry

Family of Princess Amalie of Hesse-Homburg
16. Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
8. Landgrave Kasimir Wilhelm of Hesse-Homburg
17. Princess Louise Elisabeth of Courland
4. Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
18. Wilhelm Moritz, Count of Solms-Braunfels
9. Countess Christine Charlotte of Solms-Braunfels
19. Landgravine Magdalene Sophie of Hesse-Homburg
2. Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
20. Wilhelm Moritz, Count of Solms-Braunfels (= 18)
10. Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Solms-Braunfels
21. Landgravine Magdalene Sophie of Hesse-Homburg (= 19)
5. Countess Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels
22. Karl Otto, Count of Solms-Laubach-Utphe and Tecklenburg
11. Countess Sophie Magdalena Benigna of Solms-Laubach-Utphe
23. Countess Louise of Schönburg-Waldenburg
1. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg
24. Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
12. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
25. Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg-Ansbach
6. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
26. Johann Reinhard III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
13. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg
27. Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg-Ansbach
3. Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
28. Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
14. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
29. Katharina Agathe, Countess of Rappoltstein
7. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
30. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
15. Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
31. Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Darryl Lundy (31 Jul 2005). "Amalie Prinzessin von Hessen-Homburg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f Paul Theroff. "HESSE". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
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