Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

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Amalia von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach, Princess of the Netherlands

Amalia Maria da Gloria Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (* May 20, 1830 in Ghent ; † May 1, 1872 in Walferdingen ) was a princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Duchess of Saxony and, by marriage, princess of the Netherlands . Amalia was venerated as the mother of the country in Luxembourg , where her husband was governor .

Life

Amalia was the youngest child of Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1792–1862) from his marriage to Ida (1794–1852), daughter of Duke Georg I of Saxe-Meiningen . She was a niece of Queen Adelaide of Great Britain .

She married Prince Heinrich of the Netherlands (1820–1879) in Weimar on May 19, 1853 . Heinrich was the younger son of King Wilhelm II of the Netherlands , his sister Sophie had been married to the future Grand Duke Karl Alexander of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach since 1842 . The close connection between the two houses later made Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst an aspirant to the Dutch throne.

Amalia's husband had been governor of Luxembourg since 1849. In 1867 Amalia traveled on a diplomatic mission on behalf of the Dutch king and her husband to see her relative Tsar Alexander II in Saint Petersburg . Here she sought the support of the tsar against the annexation intentions of France in the Luxembourg crisis . After the fortress had been demolished and the Prussian troops withdrew, the London Conference finally recognized Luxembourg's independence that same year .

Amalie was the recipient of the Grand Cross of the Russian Order of Saint Catherine in diamonds. Their marriage had remained childless. She was active in charities and introduced kindergartens in Luxembourg based on the model of Friedrich Froebel . Amalia is buried in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft .

The Avenue Amélie and the Amaliepark in Luxembourg and the Amaliastraat in The Hague are named after her. A monument to Amalia in the city park of Luxembourg was inaugurated as the first public monument in Luxembourg in 1876.

literature

  • State manual for the Grand Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach , Weimar 1864, p. 9 ( digitized version )

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personal data
SURNAME Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Amélie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Princess of the Netherlands
DATE OF BIRTH May 20, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Ghent
DATE OF DEATH May 1, 1872
Place of death Walferdingen