Duchess Amelia of Württemberg
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Amalie Therese Louise Wilhelmina Philippine of Württemberg (June 28, 1799, Wolany
– November 28, 1848, Altenburg
) was a Duchess of Württemberg
and an ancestor of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
, Queen Sofía of Spain
and five Kings of Greece.
She was a daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg
and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
.
with Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1789–1868).
Amalie and Joseph had six daughters:
Amalia died on November 28, 1848, at the age of 49 in Altenburg. Her husband decided two days later to abdicate in the favor of his brother George, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. Joseph died in 1868 at Altenburg.
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Wolany, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Wolany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczytna, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
– November 28, 1848, Altenburg
Altenburg
Altenburg is a town in the German federal state of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district.-Geography:...
) was a Duchess of Württemberg
Württemberg
Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
and an ancestor of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
, Queen Sofía of Spain
Queen Sofía of Spain
Queen Sofía of Spain is the wife of King Juan Carlos I of Spain.-Early life and family:Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark was born in Psychiko, Athens, Greece on 2 November 1938, the eldest child of the King Paul of Greece and his wife, Queen Frederika , a former princess of Hanover...
and five Kings of Greece.
She was a daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg
Duke Louis of Württemberg
Duke Louis of Württemberg was the second son of Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg and Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt...
and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780-1857)
Princess Henriëtte van Nassau-Weilburg, then van Nassau was a daughter of Prince Charles Christian, Duke of Nassau-Weilburg and Carolina of Orange-Nassau, daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange.-Marriage and children:She married in Hermitage, near Bayreuth, on 28 January 1797 Duke Louis of...
.
Marriage and children
She married on April 24, 1817, at Kirchheim unter TeckKirchheim unter Teck
Kirchheim unter Teck is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. It is located on the small river Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar. It is situated near the Teck castle, approximatively 25 km southeast of Stuttgart...
with Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1789–1868).
Amalie and Joseph had six daughters:
- Alexandrine Marie Wilhelmine Katharine Charlotte Therese Henriette Luise Pauline Elisabeth Friederike GeorgineMarie of Saxe-AltenburgPrincess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg was Queen of Hanover and the consort of George V, a grandson of George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte.-Early life:Marie was born at Hildburghausen, as Princess Marie of...
(b. Hildburghausen, April 14, 1818 - d. Gmunden, January 9, 1907), married on February 18, 1843 to King George V of HanoverGeorge V of HanoverGeorge V was King of Hanover, the only child of Ernest Augustus I, and a grandchild of King George III of the United Kingdom. In the peerage of Great Britain, he was 2nd Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, 2nd Earl of Armagh... - Pauline Friederike Henriette Auguste (b. Kirchheim unter Teck, November 24, 1819 - d. Hildburghausen, January 11, 1825)
- Henriette Friederike Therese Elisabeth (b. Hildburghausen, October 9, 1823 - d. Altenburg, April 3, 1915)
- Elisabeth Pauline Alexandrine (b. Hildburghausen, March 26, 1826 - d. Oldenburg, February 2, 1896), married on February 10, 1852 to Peter II, Grand Duke of OldenburgPeter II, Grand Duke of OldenburgPeter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg was the ruler of Oldenburg from 1853 to 1900.-Family:Duke Nikolaus Friedrich Peter was the only son of Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg by his second wife Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. He was born on 8 July 1827 in Oldenburg. In his youth, he...
- Alexandra Friederike Henriette Pauline Marianne ElisabethAlexandra Iosifovna of AltenburgGrand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia , born Princess Alexandra Friederike Henriette of Saxe-Altenburg was the fifth daughter of Joseph Georg Friedrich Ernst Karl, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Amelie Theresa Luise, Duchess of Württemberg.-Early life:Alexandra's parents were married on 24 April...
[upon her marriage, she took the name Alexandra Iosifovna in a Russian Orthodox baptism] (b. Altenburg, July 8, 1830 - d. St.Petersburg, July 6, 1911), married on September 11, 1848 to Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of RussiaGrand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of RussiaGrand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia was the second son of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia.During the reign of his brother Alexander II, Konstantin was an admiral of the Russian fleet and reformed the Russian Navy. He was also an instrumental figure in the emancipation of the serfs... - Luise (b. Altenburg, June 4, 1832 - d. Hummelshain, August 29, 1833)
Amalia died on November 28, 1848, at the age of 49 in Altenburg. Her husband decided two days later to abdicate in the favor of his brother George, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. Joseph died in 1868 at Altenburg.
Ancestry
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