Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Antoinette von Sachsen-Altenburg, Duchess of Anhalt

Antoinette Charlotte Marie Josephine Karoline Frida von Sachsen-Altenburg (born April 17, 1838 in Bamberg , † October 13, 1908 in Berchtesgaden ) was a princess of Sachsen-Altenburg and by marriage Duchess of Anhalt .

Life

Antoinette was a daughter of Prince Eduard von Sachsen-Altenburg (1804–1852) from his first marriage to Amalie (1815–1841), daughter of Prince Karl von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen .

She married the future Duke Friedrich I of Anhalt (1831–1904) in Altenburg on April 22, 1854 . The marriage was concluded for dynastic reasons and Antoinette married one of the richest German federal princes. A commemorative medal was struck on the occasion of the wedding.

Together with her daughter-in-law Marie, she initiated the foundation of the Anhalt Diakonissenanstalt in 1892. The Antoinettenweg in the Selketal , the Antoinettenstraße and the Antoinettenlyzeum in Dessau are named after the Duchess .

progeny

From their marriage, Antoinette had the following children:

  • Leopold (1855–1886), Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
⚭ 1884 Princess Elisabeth of Hessen-Kassel (1861–1955)
⚭ 1889 Princess Marie of Baden (1865–1939)
⚭ 1877 Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich V of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1848–1914)
  • Eduard (1861–1918), Duke of Anhalt
⚭ 1895 (closed 1918) Princess Luise of Saxony-Altenburg (1873–1953)
⚭ 1891 (closed 1900) Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872–1956)
⚭ 1897 Prince Sizzo von Schwarzburg (1860–1926)

literature

  • Ferdinand Siebigk: The Duchy of Anhalt: Historically, geographically and statistical , Desbarats, 1867, p. 102 ( digitized version )

Web links

Commons : Antoinette von Sachsen-Altenburg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ada-dessau.de
  2. ↑ renamed Goethe-Oberschule II
personal data
SURNAME Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Antoinette Charlotte Marie Josephine Karoline Frida von Sachsen-Altenburg (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Princess of Saxony-Altenburg, by marriage Duchess of Anhalt
DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Bamberg
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 1908
Place of death Berchtesgaden