Luise of Anhalt-Dessau (1798-1858)

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Luise Friederike of Anhalt-Dessau
Luise's coffin in the crypt in the Landgrave's castle

Luise Friederike von Anhalt-Dessau (born March 1, 1798 in Dessau , † June 11, 1858 in Homburg in front of the height ) was a member of the House of Askanien and a born princess of Anhalt-Dessau . Through her marriage to Landgrave Gustav von Hessen-Homburg , Luise was Landgravine of Hessen-Homburg from 1846 to 1848 .

Princess Luise was born on March 1st, 1798 in Dessau as the fifth child and second daughter of Hereditary Prince Friedrich von Anhalt-Dessau and his wife Amalie von Hessen-Homburg . Princess Luise was deaf from birth .

On February 12, 1818, Luise married her uncle Gustav, Prince of Hesse-Homburg, in Dessau. Gustav was the brother of Luise's mother. Gustav and Luise had three children:

  • Caroline Amalie Elisabeth Auguste Friederike Ludowike Christiane Josephine Leopoldine George Bernhardine Wilhelmine Woldemare Charlotte (born March 19, 1819 in Homburg vor der Höhe, † January 18, 1872 in Greiz ), married to Heinrich XX. , Prince Reuss zu Greiz (1794-1859), ruled 1859-1867 as guardian of Heinrich XXII. (1846–1902)
  • Elisabeth Louise Friederike (born September 30, 1823 in Homburg vor der Höhe, † January 28, 1864 in Homburg vor der Höhe)
  • Friedrich Ludwig Heinrich Gustav (born March 6, 1830 in Homburg vor der Höhe, † January 4, 1848 in Bonn )

Their favorite family stay was the so-called “Accatium”, as they called today's Gustavsgarten . Luise grew up in Dessau with the Wörlitzer Park , and the couple created a little paradise in which a Doric temple had served as a tea room since 1830 .

Landgrave Gustav died on September 8, 1848 in Homburg. Landgravine Luise survived her husband by nine years and died on June 11, 1858 in Homburg. She is buried next to her husband in the crypt in the Bad Homburg Landgrave Castle.

literature

  • Fried Lübbecke : Little Fatherland Homburg before the height . Kramer, Frankfurt am Main 1981, ISBN 3-7829-0254-8 .
  • Karl Schwartz, Landgrave Friedrich V of Hessen-Homburg and his family. From archival documents and family papers, Rudolstadt 1878
personal data
SURNAME Anhalt-Dessau, Luise von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Anhalt-Dessau, Luise Friederike von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Landgrave of Hessen-Homburg
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1798
PLACE OF BIRTH Dessau
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 1858
Place of death Bad Homburg vor der Höhe