Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg

Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg (Amelia Charlotte Wilhelmina Louise; 7 August 1776 in Kirchheimbolanden – 19 February 1841 at Schaumburg Castle, near Limburg an der Lahn) was a Princess of Nassau by birth and by marriage Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg.

Background Amelia was the daughter of Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife the Dutch princess Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Amelia was the 10th of 15 children born to the Prince and Princess of Nassau-Weilburg, as her mother was born a daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and the English princess Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange a prestigious marriage for Amelia was to be expected. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau arranged her engagement in the summer of 1793 to Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.

She had older sisters Maria and Louise and brothers Friedrich Wilhelm and Wilhelm, who died two months later. Later, the family was supplemented by five younger children, of whom son Karl Wilhelm and daughters Caroline and Henrietta reached adulthood.

Marriage and issue On 29 October 1793, she married in Weilburg to Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. They had four daughters: Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (2 December 1797 – 14 September 1817), married Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary. They had two children. Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (23 February 1800 – 13 September 1820), married Duke Paul Frederick Augustus of Oldenburg. They had two daughters. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (20 May 1802 – 1 August 1858), married George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. They had five children. She became the paternal grandmother of Queen Emma of the Netherlands, who was named after her. Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (10 March 1804 – 31 March 1828), married Duke Paul Frederick Augustus of Oldenburg. They had one son. After Victor's death in 1812, she married on 15 February 1813 to Baron Frederick of Stein-Liebenstein-Barchfeld.

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