Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine (German : Prinzessin Anna von Hessen und bei Rhein ; 25 May 1843 – 16 April 1865) was the consort and second wife of Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin .
Early life [ edit ]
Anna, the third child and only daughter of Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine , and Princess Elisabeth of Prussia , was born at Bessungen, Grand Duchy of Hesse .[1] Her paternal grandfather was Ludwig II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine . Her mother was the granddaughter of King Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia .
Her eldest brother, Ludwig , married in 1862 to Princess Alice of the United Kingdom , third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria .
Marriage [ edit ]
As a young girl, Anna was considered as a possible bride for the future Edward VII (known as 'Bertie' to his family).[2] While his mother, Victoria , was in favor of Anna, Bertie's elder sister was opposed to the match, as she believed Anna had a "disturbing twitch".[2] As time went by however, Victoria grew increasingly impatient, and tried to ignore her daughter's hints that Anna was not suitable, declaring, "I am much pleased with the account of Princess Anna, (minus the twitching)".[3] In the end, Alexandra of Denmark was chosen instead.
On 4 July 1864 in Darmstadt , Anna married Friedrich Franz II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin son of Paul Friedrich, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin .[1] (Friedrich Franz's first wife, Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz , had died in 1862). Together, they had one daughter:
HH Duchess Anna Elisabeth Auguste Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (7 April 1865 – 8 February 1882)[4]
Anna died of puerperal fever a week after giving birth to her only child. She was buried at the Schwerin Cathedral . Her husband remarried to Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt , and was the father of Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , consort of Wilhelmina of the Netherlands .
Ancestry [ edit ]
Ancestors of Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine 32. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 16. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 33. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Müntzenberg 8. Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine 34. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 17. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken 35. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken 4. Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine 36. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= #32) 18. Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 37. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Müntzenberg (= #33) 9. Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt 38. Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim 19. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg 39. Countess Catharine Polyxene of Solms-Rödelheim-Assenheim 2. Prince Karl of Hesse and by Rhine 40. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach 20. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden 41. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz 10. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden 42. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= #32) 21. Landgravine Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt 43. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Müntzenberg (= #33) 5. Princess Wilhelmine of Baden 44. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= #32) 22. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= #16) 45. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Müntzenberg (= #33) 11. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt 46. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (= #34) 23. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken (= #17) 47. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (= #35) 1. Princess Anne of Hesse and by Rhine 48. Frederick William I of Prussia 24. Prince Augustus William of Prussia 49. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover 12. Frederick William II of Prussia 50. Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 25. Duchess Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 51. Duchess Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6. Prince William of Prussia 52. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= #32) 26. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= #16) 53. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Müntzenberg (= #33) 13. Landgravine Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt 54. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (= #34) 27. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken (= #17) 55. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (= #35) 3. Princess Elizabeth of Prussia 56. Landgrave Casimir William of Hesse-Homburg 28. Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg 57. Countess Christine Charlotte of Solms-Braunfels (sister of 58) 14. Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg 58. Frederick William, Prince of Solms-Braunfels (brother of 57) 29. Countess Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels 59. Countess Sophia of Solms-Utphe-Laubach 7. Landgravine Marie Anna of Hesse-Homburg 60. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= #32) 30. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= #16) 61. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Müntzenberg (= #33) 15. Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt 62. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (= #34) 31. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken (= #17) 63. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (= #35)
References [ edit ]
^ a b C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings, volume 1, page 416
^ a b Pakula, p. 143.
^ Pakula, p. 144.
^ C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings, volume 1, page 417.
Sources [ edit ]
1st generation None
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