George Bernhard of Anhalt-Dessau
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George Bernhard of Anhalt-Dessau (Dessau
, 21 February 1796 – Dresden
, 16 October 1865), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Dessau
branch.
He was the second son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, by his wife Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg
, daughter of Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
.
on 6 August 1825 George Bernhard married Karoline Auguste Louise Amalie (b. Rudolstadt, 4 April 1804 - d. Rudolstadt, 14 January 1829), daughter of Prince Karl Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. They had two children:
In Dresden
on 4 October 1831 George Bernhard married morganatically
for a second time to Therese Emma von Erdmannsdorf (b. Dresden
, 12 September 1807 - d. Mannheim
, 28 February 1848), of lesser nobility. She was created Countess of Raina (incorrectly spelled Reina by the Almanach of Gotha) shortly after their marriage. They had seven children:
Dessau
Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 .-Geography:...
, 21 February 1796 – Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, 16 October 1865), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Dessau
Anhalt-Dessau
Anhalt-Dessau was a principality and later a duchy located in Germany. It was created in 1396 following the partition of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. The capital of the state was Dessau. Anhalt-Dessau experienced a number of partitions throughout its existence with Anhalt-Köthen being...
branch.
He was the second son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, by his wife Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg
Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg
Landgravine Christiane Amalie of Hesse-Homburg, full German name: Christiane Amalie, Landgräfin von Hessen-Homburg was a member of the House of Hesse-Homburg and a Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg by birth...
, daughter of Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
Frederick V Louis William Christian , Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg was from 1751 to his death landgrave of Hesse-Homburg...
.
Marriages and Issue
In RudolstadtRudolstadt
Rudolstadt is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia, close to the Thuringian Forest to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north....
on 6 August 1825 George Bernhard married Karoline Auguste Louise Amalie (b. Rudolstadt, 4 April 1804 - d. Rudolstadt, 14 January 1829), daughter of Prince Karl Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. They had two children:
- Louise (b. Dessau, 22 June 1826 - d. Dessau, 18 February 1900)
- Frederick (b. Dessau, 10 June 1828 - d. Dessau, 22 June 1828).
In Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
on 4 October 1831 George Bernhard married morganatically
Morganatic marriage
In the context of European royalty, a morganatic marriage is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage...
for a second time to Therese Emma von Erdmannsdorf (b. Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, 12 September 1807 - d. Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
, 28 February 1848), of lesser nobility. She was created Countess of Raina (incorrectly spelled Reina by the Almanach of Gotha) shortly after their marriage. They had seven children:
- Count Franz of Raina (b. Dessau, 2 September 1832 - d. Schloss Gross-Kühnau, 17 September 1879).
- Countess Mathilde of Raina (b. Dessau, 7 October 1833 - d. Dresden, 8 February 1917), married on 19 May 1859 to Otto von Könneritz (b. 24 October 1835 - d. Dresden, 27 November 1866).
- Countess Helene of Raina (b. Dessau, 1 March 1835 - d. Rudolstadt, 6 June 1860), adopted by her uncle William on 1 April 1855 and given the title of "princess of Anhalt" by the reigning duke Leopold IV of Anhalt-DessauLeopold IV, Duke of AnhaltLeopold IV Frederick, Duke of Anhalt was a German prince of the House of Ascania.From 1817 until 1853 he was ruler of the duchy of Anhalt-Dessau and from 1847 until 1853 also ruler of the duchy of Anhalt-Köthen...
; married on 7 August 1855 to Frederick Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-RudolstadtFriedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-RudolstadtFriedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was a sovereign prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.-Biography:...
, her uncle (widow of her paternal aunt Amalie Auguste). The union was considered morganatic according to the family law of the House of SchwarzburgHouse of SchwarzburgThe House of Schwarzburg was one of the oldest noble families of Thuringia, until its extinction in 1971 with the death of Prince Friedrich Günther...
. - Countess Emma of Raina (b. Dessau, 5 April 1837 - d. Dresden, 29 November 1909).
- Countess Maria of Raina (b. Dessau, 8 May 1839 - d. Dessau, 22 March 1931).
- Count Rudolph of Raina (b. Florence, 23 October 1842 - d. Dessau, 16 February 1921), married on 30 September 1882 to Emma Elisabeth Klara Marie Paris (b. MainzMainzMainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
, 27 February 1857 - d. Grosspaschleben, 22 February 1932). - Count Karl of Raina (b. FlorenceFlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, 15 May 1844 - d. Dresden, 27 February 1900), married in Berlin on 28 May 1887 to Cosima von Mörner (b. KoszalinKoszalinKoszalin ; is the largest city of Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland. It is located 12 km south of the Baltic Sea coast. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...
(Köslin), 20 July 1865 - d. ZakrzowZakrzówZakrzów may refer to the following places in Poland:*Zakrzów, Głogów County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Zakrzów, Oleśnica County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship...
(Sakrau), 25 August 1936); the marriage was childless and the couple divorced in 1893. On 17 August 1894 he married for a second time to Countess Marie von der Groeben (b. BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, 23 July 1841 - d. Dresden, 29 December 1894); this marriage lasted only four months until Marie's death.