Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg

Princess consort of Schaumburg-Lippe
Princess Marie Anne
Princess consort of Schaumburg-Lippe
Marie Anne, c. 1885
Born(1864-03-14)14 March 1864
Altenburg
Died3 May 1918(1918-05-03) (aged 54)
Bückeburg
Burial
Bückeburg Mausoleum[1]
SpouseGeorg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
IssueAdolf 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
HouseHouse of Saxe-Altenburg (by birth)
House of Lippe (by marriage)
FatherPrince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
MotherPrincess 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 his wife Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, and a sister of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Marie Anne was a member of the Ducal House of Saxe-Altenburg.[2]

Marriage and issue

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

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

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ "SAXE-ALTENBURG". Royalty Guide. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Marie Anne Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg". Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Kaiser Rewards Prince", The New York Times, 21 April 1907
Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 14 March 1864 Died: 3 May 1918
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Preceded by Princess consort Schaumburg-Lippe
8 May 1893 – 29 April 1911
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