Amalie of Saxe-Hildburghausen
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Sophie Amelia Caroline of Saxe-Hildburghausen ' onMouseout='HidePop("65950")' href="/topics/Hildburghausen">Hildburghausen
; died: 19 June 1799 in Öhringen
) was a princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen
and by marriage Duchess of Hohenlohe
-Neuenstein-Oehringen.
She married on 28 January 1749 in Hildburghausen Prince Louis of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Oehringen (1723–1805). The only child of this marriage died young, so the line died out with Louis and the territory fell to Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen. In 1770 she invited her disgraced brother in Hildburghausen Eugene and his wife to live at the court in Öhringen, where they both lived until her death.
Caroline is buried with her husband in a special resting place of the Collegiate Church in Öhringen
. Here, in the southern transept, a marble relief of Caroline and her husband was created in a neo-classicist
style by the sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow
on the occasion of the golden wedding of the couple in 1799.
Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the district Hildburghausen. It is situated on the river Werra, 20 km south of Suhl, and 25 km northwest of Coburg....
; died: 19 June 1799 in Öhringen
Öhringen
Öhringen is the largest city in Hohenlohe in the state of Baden-Württemberg, in southwest Germany, near Heilbronn. Öhringen is on the railways to Schwäbisch Hall and Crailsheim.With a population of 22,745 , the city is diverse...
) was a princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Hildburghausen
Saxe-Hildburghausen was an Ernestine duchy in what is now southern Thuringia, Germany. Its territory was similar to that of the modern Hildburghausen district.-History:...
and by marriage Duchess of Hohenlohe
Hohenlohe
Hohenlohe is the name of a German princely family and the name of their principality.At first rulers of a county, its two branches were raised to the rank of principalities of the Holy Roman Empire in 1744 and 1764 respectively; in 1806 they lost their independence and their lands formed part of...
-Neuenstein-Oehringen.
Life
Amalie was the youngest child and only daughter of the Duke Ernest Frederick II of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1707–1745) from his marriage to Caroline (1700–1758), daughter of Count Philip Charles of Erbach-Fürstenau.She married on 28 January 1749 in Hildburghausen Prince Louis of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Oehringen (1723–1805). The only child of this marriage died young, so the line died out with Louis and the territory fell to Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen. In 1770 she invited her disgraced brother in Hildburghausen Eugene and his wife to live at the court in Öhringen, where they both lived until her death.
Caroline is buried with her husband in a special resting place of the Collegiate Church in Öhringen
Öhringen
Öhringen is the largest city in Hohenlohe in the state of Baden-Württemberg, in southwest Germany, near Heilbronn. Öhringen is on the railways to Schwäbisch Hall and Crailsheim.With a population of 22,745 , the city is diverse...
. Here, in the southern transept, a marble relief of Caroline and her husband was created in a neo-classicist
Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
style by the sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow
Johann Gottfried Schadow
Johann Gottfried Schadow was a German sculptor.-Biography:Schadow was born in Berlin, where his father was a poor tailor....
on the occasion of the golden wedding of the couple in 1799.