Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg
| Princess Marie Anne | |
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| Princess consort of Schaumburg-Lippe | |
 Marie Anne, c. 1885 | |
| Born | 14 March 1864 Altenburg |
| Died | 3 May 1918 (aged 54) Bückeburg |
| Burial | Bückeburg Mausoleum[1] |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Moritz Georg Prince Peter Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Stephan Prince Heinrich Princess Margaretha Prince Friedrich Christian Princess Elisabeth |
| House | House of Saxe-Altenburg (by birth) House of Lippe (by marriage) |
| Father | Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg |
| Mother | Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen |
Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg (14 March 1864 – 3 May 1918) was the consort of Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.[2] As the eldest daughter of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, and the sister of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Marie Anne was a member of the Ducal House of Saxe-Altenburg.[2]
Marriage and issue
[edit]On 16 April 1882 at Altenburg, Marie Anne married Georg, Hereditary Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.[2] He was the eldest son of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, and succeeded as Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe in 1893.[2]
The couple had nine children together:
- Prince Adolf II (1883–1936); married Ellen von Bischoff-Korthaus
- Prince Moritz Georg (1884–1920)
- Prince Peter (1886-1886)
- Prince Wolrad (1887–1962); married Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe, a distant cousin
- Prince Stephan (1891–1965); married Duchess Ingeborg of Oldenburg, daughter of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
- Prince Heinrich (1894–1952); married Countess Marie-Erika von Hardenberg
- Princess Margaretha (1896–1897)
- Prince Friedrich Christian (1906–1983); married Countess Alexandra Hedwig Johanna Bertha Marie zu Castell-Rüdenhausen
- Princess Elisabeth (1908–1933); married Baron Johann Herring von Frankensdorff
Silver wedding anniversary
[edit]On the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary in 1907, Emperor Wilhelm II presented to Georg and Marie Anne the family ancestral seat, Castle Schaumburg.[3] The castle had been controlled by the Hohenzollerns ever since Georg's grandfather sided with the Austrians in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War.[3] The gift was also meant to be in recognition of Georg's support in the dispute over the succession to the Lippe-Detmold throne.[3]
Prince George died on 29 April 1911. Princess Marie Anne died seven years later, on 3 May 1918 at age 54.[2]
See also
[edit]Ancestry
[edit]| Ancestors of Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg |
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References
[edit]- ^ "SAXE-ALTENBURG". Royalty Guide. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Marie Anne Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg". Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "Kaiser Rewards Prince", The New York Times, 21 April 1907
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