Victor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
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Victor I Amadeus Adolph of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (Schaumburg
, 7 September 1693 – Schaumburg, 15 April 1772), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Bernburg
branch and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
.
He was the eldest son of Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym
, by his first wife Charlotte, daughter of Prince Adolph of Nassau-Dillenburg and heiress of the County of Holzappel
through her mother Elisabeth Charlotte Melander.
of Holzappel and Schaumburg
under the terms of a contract made between his paternal grandfather and namesake Prince Victor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg
and his maternal grandmother Countess Elisabeth Charlotte. When the Countess died in 1707, Victor Amadeus Adolph succeeded her as Count of Holzappel and Schaumburg.
When his father died in 1727, Victor Amadeus Adolph succeeded him as "Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym," but shortly after changed the name of his principality to "Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym."
on 22 November 1714 Victor Amadeus Adolph married firstly with Charlotte Louise (b. Büdingen, 31 July 1680 - d. Schaumburg, 2 January 1739), daughter of William Maurice, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein. She was fourteen years older than he was; nevertheless, the union produced six children:
In Pölzig
on 14 February 1740 Victor Amadeus Adolph married for a second time to Hedwig Sophie (b. Oderberg
, 7 May 1717 - d. Diez, 21 February 1795), daughter of Count Wenzel Louis Henckel of Donnersmarck. The Henckels of Donnersmarck were an old family in Silesia
only raised in 1651 to the rank of counts; in consequence, this marriage was legally morganatic. The union was nonetheless considered equal by the rest of the House of Anhalt. They had six children:
Schaumburg
Schaumburg is a district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Nienburg, Hanover and Hamelin-Pyrmont, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .-History:...
, 7 September 1693 – Schaumburg, 15 April 1772), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Bernburg
Anhalt-Bernburg
Anhalt-Bernburg was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire and a duchy of the German Confederation ruled by the House of Ascania with its residence at Bernburg in present-day Saxony-Anhalt...
branch and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym was a German principality and member of the Holy Roman Empire. The death of Prince Victor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg in 1718, resulted in the partition of his land with his second son Lebrecht inheriting what was originally known as Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym.The name of the...
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He was the eldest son of Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym
Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym
Lebrecht of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and the first ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym ....
, by his first wife Charlotte, daughter of Prince Adolph of Nassau-Dillenburg and heiress of the County of Holzappel
Holzappel
Holzappel is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, with a population in 2006 of 1100.Holzappel was a county and state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1643 until 1714. It was founded by Peter Melander of Holzappel, an imperial field marshal during the Thirty Years'...
through her mother Elisabeth Charlotte Melander.
Life
The death of his mother in 1700 made Victor Amadeus Adolph the heir apparentHeir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
of Holzappel and Schaumburg
Schaumburg
Schaumburg is a district of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Nienburg, Hanover and Hamelin-Pyrmont, and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .-History:...
under the terms of a contract made between his paternal grandfather and namesake Prince Victor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg
Victor Amadeus, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
Victor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg , was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg....
and his maternal grandmother Countess Elisabeth Charlotte. When the Countess died in 1707, Victor Amadeus Adolph succeeded her as Count of Holzappel and Schaumburg.
When his father died in 1727, Victor Amadeus Adolph succeeded him as "Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym," but shortly after changed the name of his principality to "Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym."
Marriages and Issue
In BirsteinBirstein
Birstein is a municipality on the northeastern edge of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany with approximately 6,600 inhabitants. It was the home of the former principality of Isenburg-Birstein.-Geography:...
on 22 November 1714 Victor Amadeus Adolph married firstly with Charlotte Louise (b. Büdingen, 31 July 1680 - d. Schaumburg, 2 January 1739), daughter of William Maurice, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein. She was fourteen years older than he was; nevertheless, the union produced six children:
- Victoria CharlotteVictoria Charlotte of Anhalt-Zeitz-HoymVictoria Charlotte of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym was a princess of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym by birth and Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth by marriage.- Life :...
(b. Schaumburg, 25 September 1715 - d. Schaumburg, 4 February 1792), married on 26 April 1732 to Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-BayreuthFrederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-BayreuthFrederick Christian of Brandenburg-Bayreuth , was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth.-Family:...
. They divorced in 1764. - Louise Amalie (b. Schaumburg, 10 October 1717 - d. LichLichIn modern fantasy fiction, a lich is a type of undead creature. Often such a creature is the result of a transformation, as a powerful magician or king striving for eternal life uses spells or rituals to bind his intellect to his animated corpse and thereby achieve a form of immortality...
, 1 September 1721). - Lebrecht (b. Schaumburg, 26 August 1718 - d. Schaumburg, 5 October 1721).
- Christian, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (b. Schaumburg, 30 June 1720 - d. Schaumburg, 13 April 1758).
- Karl Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-HoymKarl Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-HoymPrince Charles Louis of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym , was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Bernburg branch and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym....
(b. Schaumburg, 16 May 1723 - d. Schaumburg, 20 August 1806). - Franz Adolph (b. Schaumburg, 7 July 1724 - d. Halle an der Saale, 22 April 1784).
In Pölzig
Pölzig
Pölzig is a municipality in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany....
on 14 February 1740 Victor Amadeus Adolph married for a second time to Hedwig Sophie (b. Oderberg
Oderberg
Oderberg is a town in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 16 km east of Eberswalde, and 27 km southwest of Schwedt and in close vicinity of Berlin.-Overview:...
, 7 May 1717 - d. Diez, 21 February 1795), daughter of Count Wenzel Louis Henckel of Donnersmarck. The Henckels of Donnersmarck were an old family in Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
only raised in 1651 to the rank of counts; in consequence, this marriage was legally morganatic. The union was nonetheless considered equal by the rest of the House of Anhalt. They had six children:
- Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-HoymFrederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-HoymFrederick of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym , was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Bernburg branch and the last ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.He was the fifth son of Victor I Amadeus Adolph, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym,...
(b. Schaumburg, 29 November 1741 - d. Homburg vor der Höhe, 24 December 1812). - Sophie Charlotte Ernestine (b. Schaumburg, 3 April 1743 - d. Birstein, 5 October 1781), married on 20 September 1760 to Wolfgang Ernest II, Prince of Isenburg-Birstein.
- Victor AmadeusVictor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-HoymVictor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym , was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Bernburg branch through the sub-branch of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym and a Russian General under the service of Empress Catherine II the Great.He was the sixth son of Victor I...
(b. Schaumburg, 21 May 1744 - killed in action in Pardakoski, 2 May 1790). - Karl (b. and d. Schaumburg, 4 August 1745).
- Hedwig Auguste (b. Schaumburg, 6 May 1747 - d. Schaumburg, 5 March 1760).
- George Augustus (b. Schaumburg, 6 November 1751 - d. Schaumburg, 29 October 1754).