Maria Leopoldine of Anhalt-Dessau
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Marie von Anhalt-Dessau Leopoldine (18 November 1746, Dessau
– 15 April 1769, Detmold
) was a princess of Anhalt-Dessau
by birth and by marriage Countess of Lippe-Detmold.
(1722–1751), daughter of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen. She had a particularly close relationship wirh her sisters Agnes
and Casimire
, with whom she mostly lived together, even after her marriage, and with whom she conducted an extensive correspondence when they were not together.
At age 18, on 28 September 1765 in Dessau, she married Count Simon August
(1727–1782) of Lippe-Detmold, who was twice as old as she was. In her letters to her sisters, she complained about being homesick, so her sisters decided to follow her to Detmold. She personally oversaw the modernizing of the princely residence Detmold Castle and the Court at Lemgo.
She died on 15 April 1769, only four years after her marriage. Later that year, Simon August married her sister Casimire.
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:...
– 15 April 1769, Detmold
Detmold
Detmold is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 74,000. It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947...
) was a princess of 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...
by birth and by marriage Countess of Lippe-Detmold.
Life
Leopoldine Marie was a daughter of Prince Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau (1700–1751) from his marriage to Gisela AgnesGisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen
Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen was a princess of Anhalt-Köthen by birth and by marriage Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau.- Life :...
(1722–1751), daughter of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen. She had a particularly close relationship wirh her sisters Agnes
Henrietta Catherine Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau
Henrietta Catherine Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau was a princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth, Dean of Herford Abbey and by marriage Baroness of Loën.- Life :...
and Casimire
Casimire of Anhalt-Dessau
Casimire of Anhalt-Dessau was a princess of Anhalt-Dessau by birth and Countess of Lippe-Detmold by marriage.- Life :...
, with whom she mostly lived together, even after her marriage, and with whom she conducted an extensive correspondence when they were not together.
At age 18, on 28 September 1765 in Dessau, she married Count Simon August
Simon August, Count of Lippe-Detmold
Simon August, Count of Lippe , ruled the County of Lippe-Detmold from 1734 until 1782.He was the son of Simon Henry Adolph and Johanna Wilhelmine of Nassau-Idstein. Simon August ruled until 1747 under the guardianship of his mother...
(1727–1782) of Lippe-Detmold, who was twice as old as she was. In her letters to her sisters, she complained about being homesick, so her sisters decided to follow her to Detmold. She personally oversaw the modernizing of the princely residence Detmold Castle and the Court at Lemgo.
She died on 15 April 1769, only four years after her marriage. Later that year, Simon August married her sister Casimire.
Issue
From her marriage with Simon August, Marie Leopoldine had one son:- Leopold ILeopold I, Prince of LippeLeopold I of Lippe was a Prince of Lippe.He was born in Detmold the son of Simon August, Count of Lippe-Detmold and his second wife Princess Leopoldine of Anhalt-Dessau ....
(1767–1802), Prince of Lippe-Detmold, married in 1796 princess Pauline Christine of Anhalt-BernburgPrincess Pauline of Anhalt-BernburgPauline Christine Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Bernburg was a princess consort of Lippe, married in 1796 to Leopold I, Prince of Lippe. She served as the regent of Lippe during the minority of her son from 1802 to 1820. She is regarded as one of the most important rulers of Lippe...
(1769–1820)