Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg
Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg (17 April 1838 – 13 October 1908) was a princess of Saxe-Altenburg by birth and Duchess of Anhalt by marriage.
| Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||
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| Duchess consort of Anhalt | |||||
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| Born | 17 April 1838 Bamberg, Kingdom of Bavaria | ||||
| Died | 13 October 1908 (aged 70) Berchtesgaden, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire | ||||
| Spouse | Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt | ||||
| Issue | Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Eduard, Duke of Anhalt Prince Aribert of Anhalt Alexandra, Princess of Schwarzburg | ||||
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| House | House of Wettin | ||||
| Father | Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Mother | Amalie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||
Biography
Antoinette was the second child of Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg (1804-1852) from his first marriage with Amalie (1815-1841), daughter of Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
She married on 22 April 1854 in Altenburg the future Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt (1831-1904).[1] The marriage was for dynastic reasons and Antoinette married one of the richest German princes. On the occasion of the marriage was coined a commemorative medal.
Issue
Antoinette and Friedrich had six children:
- Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt (1855–1886), married Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel in 1884.
- Friedrich II, Duke of Anhalt (1856–1918), married Princess Marie of Baden in 1889.
- Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt (1857–1933), married Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg in Strelitz in 1877.
- Eduard, Duke of Anhalt (1861–1918), married Princess Luise of Saxe-Altenburg in 1895.
- Prince Aribert of Anhalt (1866–1933), married Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein in 1891.
- Princess Alexandra of Anhalt (1868–1958), married Sizzo, Prince of Schwarzburg in 1897.
Ancestry
References
- "Duke of Anhalt Is Dead", The New York Times, Dessau, 25 January 1904
Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg Born: 28 June 1845 Died: 5 July 1930 | ||
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| Preceded by Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia |
Duchess consort of Anhalt 22 May 1871 – 23 January 1904 |
Succeeded by Princess Marie of Baden |
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