Amalie of Hessen-Homburg
Christiane Amalie von Hessen-Homburg (born June 29, 1774 in Homburg , † February 3, 1846 in Dessau ) was a princess of Hessen-Homburg and hereditary princess of Anhalt-Dessau by marriage .
Life
Amalie was a daughter of Landgrave Friedrich V von Hessen-Homburg (1748–1820) from his marriage to Karoline (1746–1821), daughter of Landgrave Ludwig IX. from Hessen-Darmstadt .
She married Hereditary Prince Friedrich von Anhalt-Dessau (1769–1814) in Homburg on June 12, 1792 . She took care of the upbringing and education of her children personally and thoroughly.
On February 6, 1797, she bought the Priorau hereditary and allodial property from Oberforstmeister Heinrich Otto von Görschen.
The writer Friedrich Hölderlin dedicated his poem from around 1800 to send from a quiet house - To a princess of Dessau.
progeny
- Auguste (1793-1854)
- ⚭ 1816 Prince Friedrich Günther von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1793–1867)
- Leopold IV. Friedrich (1794–1871), Duke of Anhalt
- ⚭ 1818 Princess Friederike of Prussia (1796–1850)
- Georg (1796-1865)
- ⚭ 1. 1825 Princess Karoline von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1804–1829)
- ⚭ 2. 1831 (morganatic) Therese Emma von Erdmannsdorf (1807–1848), “Countess von Reina” 1831
- Paul (1797–1797)
- Luise (1798-1858)
- ⚭ 1818 Landgrave Gustav of Hessen-Homburg (1781–1848)
- Friedrich August (1799–1864)
- ⚭ 1832 Princess Marie of Hessen-Kassel (1814–1895)
- Wilhelm (1807–1864)
- ⚭ 1840 (morganatic) Emilie Klausnitzer (1812–1888), "Freifrau von Stolzenberg" 1842
literature
- Jan Andres: The security of thrones is based on poetry p. 89 ff.
- Karl Schwartz, Landgrave Friedrich V of Hessen-Homburg and his family. From archival documents and family papers, Rudolstadt 1878
Web links
- Anhalt-Dessau, Christiane Amalie Princess of. Hessian biography. (As of January 22, 2020). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Amalie of Hessen-Homburg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hereditary Princess of Anhalt-Dessau |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1774 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Homburg vor der Höhe |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1846 |
| Place of death | Dessau |