Princess Frederica of Prussia, Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau

Princess Frederica of Prussia (30 September 1796 – 1 January 1850) was a daughter of Prince Louis Charles of Prussia and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.[1] She was a member of the House of Hohenzollern. By her marriage to Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau, she would become Duchess consort of Anhalt-Dessau.

For other people called Princess Frederica, see Princess Frederica (disambiguation).

Princess Frederica
Duchess consort of Anhalt-Dessau
Portrait by Heinrich Olivier
Born(1796-09-30)30 September 1796
Berlin
Died1 January 1850(1850-01-01) (aged 53)
Dessau
SpouseLeopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau
IssuePrincess Auguste of Anhalt-Dessau
Agnes, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
Maria Anna, Princess Friedrich Karl of Prussia
Names
German: Friederike Luise Wilhelmine Amalie
HouseHohenzollern
FatherPrince Louis Charles of Prussia
MotherFrederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Family

Frederica was the youngest child and only daughter of Prince Louis Charles of Prussia and his wife Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Her father was a younger son of Frederick William II of Prussia. Due to her mother's later marriages, Frederica would have many half-siblings, including George V of Hanover.

Marriage and children

On 18 April 1818, Frederica married Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau in Berlin.[1][2] They had been engaged since 17 May 1816, as the connection had already been arranged by the Prussian court. This dynastic connection was an expression of Leopold's pro-Prussian policies.

They had six children:

NameBirthDeathNotes
Princess Fredericka Amalie Auguste28 November 181911 December 1822
Princess Fredericka Amalie Agnes24 June 182423 October 1897married on 28 April 1853 to Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.[2]
A son3 August 18253 August 1825he was either stillborn or died shortly after the birth.
A son3 November 18273 November 1827he was either stillborn or died shortly after the birth.
Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt29 April 183124 January 1904married on 22 April 1854 to Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg.[2]
Princess Maria Anna14 September 183712 May 1906married on 29 November 1854 to Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia.[2]

Frederica died on 1 January 1850 in Dessau.[1][2] Leopold would die 21 years later, on 22 May 1871.

Honours

Ancestry

References
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  1. Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Friederike Wilhelmina Luise Amalie Prinzessin von Preußen". Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  2. Martin, pp. 187-188.
  3. Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat. Berlin: Decker. p. 72.

Sources
  • Martin, Frederick (1866). The Statesman's Year Book, 1866. London: Macmillan and Co.
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