Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau
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Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau (23 September 1799 – 4 December 1864), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Dessau
branch.
on 23 September 1799 as the fourth (but third surviving son) of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, by his wife Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg
, daughter of Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
.
(b. Copenhagen
, 9 May 1814 - d. Schloss Hohenburg, 28 July 1895). She was a daughter of Prince William of Hesse-Kassel by his wife Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark, a sister of King Christian VIII of Denmark
). Marie was an older sister of the later Queen Louise
, wife of King Christian IX of Denmark
.
Frederick and Marie had three daughters:
in Bavaria
.
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.
Birth and family
Frederick was born in DessauDessau
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:...
on 23 September 1799 as the fourth (but third surviving 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...
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Marriage and issue
In Schloss Rumpenheim in Offenbach am Main on 11 September 1832, Frederick Augustus married Landgravine Marie Louise Charlotte of Hesse-KasselLandgravine Marie Louise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, was a member of the House of Hesse-Kassel and a Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel by birth...
(b. Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, 9 May 1814 - d. Schloss Hohenburg, 28 July 1895). She was a daughter of Prince William of Hesse-Kassel by his wife Princess Louise Charlotte of Denmark, a sister of King Christian VIII of Denmark
Christian VIII of Denmark
Christian VIII , was king of Denmark from 1839 to 1848 and, as Christian Frederick, king of Norway in 1814. He was the eldest son of Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, born in 1786 at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen...
). Marie was an older sister of the later Queen Louise
Louise of Hesse-Kassel
Louise of Hesse was a German Princess and the queen consort to King Christian IX of Denmark.-Early Life and Ancestry:...
, wife of King Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX of Denmark
Christian IX was King of Denmark from 16 November 1863 to 29 January 1906.Growing up as a prince of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a junior branch of the House of Oldenburg which had ruled Denmark since 1448, Christian was originally not in the immediate line of succession to the Danish...
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Frederick and Marie had three daughters:
- Adelaide MariePrincess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-DessauPrincess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau was a Princess of Anhalt-Dessau and member of the House of Ascania...
(b. Dessau, 25 December 1833 - d. Schloss KönigsteinKönigsteinThe term Königstein can refer to several places in Germany and Namibia:Germany:* Königstein im Taunus, town in Hesse* Königstein, Saxony** Festung Königstein, castle near Königstein in Saxony* Königstein, Bavaria...
, 24 November 1916), married on 23 April 1851 to Adolphe, last Duke of Nassau and first Grand Duke of LuxembourgAdolphe, Grand Duke of LuxembourgAdolphe I, Grand Duke of Luxembourg was the last Duke of Nassau, and the fourth Grand Duke of Luxembourg.-Biography:...
. The current Grand Duke of Luxembourg, HenriHenri, Grand Duke of LuxembourgHenri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg OIH is the head of state of Luxembourg. He is the eldest son of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. His maternal grandparents were King Leopold III of Belgium and Astrid of Sweden...
, is her direct descendant. - Bathildis Amalgunde (b. Dessau, 29 December 1837 - d. Schloss NachodNáchodNáchod -History:Náchod was founded in 14th century by knight Hron of Načeradice, who founded a castle on a strategical place, where local trade road reaches the defile called Branka. The first written note dates back to 1254.-Castle:...
, Bohemia, 10 February 1902), married on 30 May 1862 to Prince William of Schaumburg-LippePrince William of Schaumburg-LippePrince William of Schaumburg-Lippe was son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and member of the House of Lippe.-Early life:William was born at Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe, seventh child and third son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe , and his wife, Princess...
. Her eldest daughter, Charlotte, was the wife of William II, the last King of WürttembergWilliam II of WürttembergWilliam II was the fourth King of Württemberg, from 6 October 1891 until the abolition of the kingdom on 30 November 1918...
and, through one of her younger daughters, Adelaide, she was the grandmother of the last head of the Wettin branch of Saxe-AltenburgSaxe-AltenburgSaxe-Altenburg was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty in present-day Thuringia.-History:The duchy originated from the medieval Burgraviate of Altenburg in the Imperial Pleissnerland , a possession of the Wettin Margraves of Meissen since 1243...
, George MoritzGeorg Moritz, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-AltenburgWilhelm Georg Moritz Ernst Albert Frederick Karl Konstantin Eduard Max, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Altenburg was the last head of the ducal house of Saxe-Altenburg and nominal duke of Saxe-Altenburg...
. - Hilda Charlotte (b. Dessau, 13 December 1839 - d. Dessau, 22 December 1926).
Death
Prince Frederick died on 4 December 1864 in Dessau. Princess Marie survived him by 30 years and died on 28 July 1895 in Hohenburg Castle in LenggriesLenggries
Lenggries is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany. Lenggries is the center of the Isarwinkel, the region along the Isar between Bad Tölz and Wallgau...
in Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
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