Princess Antoinette of Anhalt
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Antoinette of Anhalt was a Princess
of Anhalt
by birth. As the wife of Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe
, she became a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by marriage.
Princess Antoinette was born on 3 March 1885 at Schloss Georgium near Dessau
in Anhalt. Her parents were Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
and Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel.
Less than one year after the birth of his daughter, Leopold died unexpectedly in Cannes
on 2 February 1886. Princess Elisabeth never remarried and survived her husband by almost 70 years. She died in Dessau on 7 January 1955.
as his second wife in Dessau
on 26 May 1909. They had two sons:
, on 3 April 1963. She was burried at the Ziebigk cemetery in Dessau next to her mother.
Princess
Princess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....
of Anhalt
Anhalt
Anhalt was a sovereign county in Germany, located between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe in Middle Germany. It now forms part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt.- Dukes of Anhalt :...
by birth. As the wife of Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe
Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe
Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe was a German prince and head of the Náchod branch of the princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe.He was a son of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe, by his wife Princess Bathildis of Anhalt.-Early life:...
, she became a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by marriage.
Early life
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:...
in Anhalt. Her parents were Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt
Leopold of Anhalt , was a German prince of the House of Ascania. From 1871 until his death he was heir to the duchy of Anhalt.-Early life:...
and Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel.
Less than one year after the birth of his daughter, Leopold died unexpectedly in Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
on 2 February 1886. Princess Elisabeth never remarried and survived her husband by almost 70 years. She died in Dessau on 7 January 1955.
Marriage and issue
Princess Antoinette married Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-LippePrince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe
Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe was a German prince and head of the Náchod branch of the princely house of Schaumburg-Lippe.He was a son of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe, by his wife Princess Bathildis of Anhalt.-Early life:...
as his second wife in Dessau
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:...
on 26 May 1909. They had two sons:
- HSH Prince Leopold Friedrich Alexander Wilhelm Eduard of Schaumburg-Lippe (21 February 1910 - 25 January 2006)
- HSH Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Adolf Leopold Hilderich of Schaumburg-Lippe (24 August 1912 - 4 March 1938)
Death
Princess Antoinette died in Dessau, then in the German Democratic RepublicGerman Democratic Republic
The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
, on 3 April 1963. She was burried at the Ziebigk cemetery in Dessau next to her mother.