Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg (''Amelia Charlotte Wilhelmina Louise''; 7 August 1776 in

Kirchheimbolanden Kirchheimbolanden (), the capital of Donnersbergkreis, is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, south-western Germany. It is situated approximately 25 km west of Worms, and 30 km north-east of Kaiserslautern. The first part of the name, ''Kir ...

– 19 February 1841 at Schaumburg Castle, near

Limburg an der Lahn Limburg an der Lahn (officially abbreviated ''Limburg a. d. Lahn'') is the district seat of Limburg-Weilburg in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Limburg lies in western Hessen between the Taunus and the Westerwald on the river Lahn. The to ...

) 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 Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (''Wilhelmine Carolina''; 28 February 1743 – 6 May 1787) was a Dutch regent. She was the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Netherlands, and Anne, Princess Royal. She was regent of the ...

. 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 Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (12 January 1759) was the second child and eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain and his consort Caroline of Ansbach. She was the wife of William IV, Prince of Orange, the first heredita ...

a prestigious marriage for Amelia was to be expected. After arranging the marriages for her other daughters,

could finally focus on finding a match for Amelia. Finally a suitable husband was found, in the summer of 1793, Amelia became engaged to

Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Victor II Karl Frederick of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (Schaumburg, 2 November 1767Schaumburg, 22 April 1812), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Bernburg branch and a ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schau ...

Marriage and issue

On 29 October 1793, she married in

Weilburg Weilburg is, with just under 13,000 inhabitants, the third biggest town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany, after Limburg an der Lahn and Bad Camberg. Geography Location The community lies in the Lahn valley between the Westerwa ...

(2 November 1767 – 22 April 1812). They had four children: *

Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym , house = Ascania , father =Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym , mother = Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg , birth_date = , birth_place =Hoym , death_date = , death_place =Budapest , religion = Calvin ...

(1797–1817), married

Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary Archduke Joseph Anton Johann of Austria (, , 9 March 1776 – 13 January 1847) was the 103rd and penultimate palatine of Hungary who served for more than 50 years from 1796 to 1847, after he had been appointed governor in 1795. The latter half ...

Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (german: Prinzessin Adelheid von Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym; 23 February 180013 September 1820) was a princess of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym by birth as a daughter of Victor II, Pri ...

(1800–1820) *

Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (20 May 1802–1 August 1858) was a German princess. She was grandmother of Queen Emma of the Netherlands, who was born the day after she died and was named after her, and was great-grandmother ...

(1802–1858), married

George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (german: Georg Friedrich Heinrich Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 20 September 178915 May 1845) was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1813 to 1845. He was the son of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmon ...

and became the grandmother of Queen

Emma of the Netherlands Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Adelheid Emma Wilhelmina Theresia; 2 August 1858 – 20 March 1934) was Queen of the Netherlands and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of King-Grand Duke William III. An immensely popular member of the Dutch Ro ...

, who was named after her. *

Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (german: Prinzessin Ida von Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym; 10 March 1804 – 31 March 1828) was a princess of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym by birth as a daughter of Victor II, Prince of Anha ...

(1804–1828) After Victor's death, she married on 15 February 1813 to Baron Frederick of Stein-Liebenstein-Barchfeld (14 February 1777 – 4 December 1849).

Ancestry

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* Princesses of Nassau-Weilburg People from Donnersbergkreis House of Nassau 1776 births 1841 deaths People from Kirchheimbolanden 18th-century German people 19th-century German people Daughters of monarchs Remarried royal consorts {{Germany-noble-stub