Elisabeth of Sachsen-Altenburg (1826-1896)

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Princess Elisabeth of Saxony-Altenburg, later Grand Duchess of Oldenburg, portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler , around 1846

Elisabeth Pauline Alexandrine of Saxony-Altenburg (born March 26, 1826 in Hildburghausen , † February 2, 1896 in Oldenburg ) was a princess of Saxony-Altenburg and by marriage Grand Duchess of Oldenburg .

Life

Elisabeth was the third of the four surviving daughters of Duke Joseph von Sachsen-Altenburg (1789–1868) from his marriage to Amalie (1799–1848), daughter of Duke Ludwig von Württemberg . Together with her sisters Marie , Therese and Alexandra she was trained by Carl Ludwig Nietzsche .

Elisabeth married the future Grand Duke Peter II of Oldenburg (1827–1900) on February 10, 1852 in Altenburg , who succeeded his father Paul Friedrich August in the government on February 27, 1853. On the occasion of the wedding, Paul Friedrich August paid 3,000 thalers to a charitable foundation, which he called the Elisabeth Foundation at his request . Funds from this foundation were later used to build the Elisabeth Children's Hospital , which opened in 1872 with 40 beds. Elisabeth also gave its name to the Oldenburg Deaconess House , founded in 1889 , which she also supported as patron.

The Colonie-Hunte-Ems-Kanal bog was named in honor of Grand Duchess Elisabethfehn in 1880 . In 1885 the hospital built in Birkenfeld / Nahe, in the Oldenburg principality of Birkenfeld, was named Elisabeth Hospital in her honor. The Elisabeth Foundation emerged from the hospital in 1966 .

progeny

From her marriage to Peter, Elisabeth had two sons:

⚭ 1. 1878 Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia (1857–1895)
⚭ 2. 1896 Princess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1869–1955)

literature

  • Nicolaus Friedrich Peter: Reminder sheet for the wedding ceremony of His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke Nicolaus Friedrich Peter of Oldenburg with the most noble Princess Elisabeth Pauline Alexandrine of Saxony Altenburg and the solemn entry of the distinguished couple into the royal seat of Oldenburg , Gerhard Stalling, 1852
  • State and address manual of the Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg , Altenburg, 1855, p. 4 ( digitized version )

Web links

Commons : Elisabeth von Sachsen-Altenburg (1826–1896)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

References and footnotes

  1. ^ Renate Reschke: Antike und Romantik bei Nietzsche , Akademie Verlag, 2004, p. 289
  2. ^ Karl Georg Böse: The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg: topographical-statistical description of the same , Stalling 1863, p. 437
  3. ^ History of the Elisabeth Children's Hospital Oldenburg , accessed on January 25, 2013
  4. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Oldenburgisches Diakonissenhaus Elisabethstift , accessed on January 25, 2013@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / dw-ol.de
  5. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from March 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Elisabeth of Saxony-Altenburg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Elisabeth Pauline Alexandrine Princess of Saxony-Altenburg; Elisabeth of Oldenburg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH Hildburghausen
DATE OF DEATH February 2, 1896
Place of death Oldenburg