Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg

IssueArchduchess Hermine, Palatina of Hungary
Adelheid, Duchess Augustus of Oldenburg
Emma, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Ida, Hereditary Princess of OldenburgHouseNassau-WeilburgFatherCharles Christian, Prince of Nassau-WeilburgMotherPrincess 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

External links

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