Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (german: Prinzessin Ida von Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym; 10 March 1804 – 31 March 1828) was a
princess
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince.
Princess as a subs ...
of
Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (originally Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym) was a German principality and member of the Holy Roman Empire. The death of Prince Victor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg in 1718 resulted in the partition of his land, with his second so ...
by birth as a daughter of
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 ...
. As the wife of
Hereditary Prince Paul Frederick Augustus of Oldenburg she became an
Hereditary Prince
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ss of
Oldenburg by marriage.
Birth and family
Princess Ida, born on 10 March 1804 at
Schaumburg Castle, was the fourth and youngest daughter of
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 ...
, and of Princess
Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg. Ida had three older sisters:
Hermine,
Adelheid
Adelheid is the modern Dutch and German form of the Old High German female given name Adalheidis, meaning "nobility" or "noble-ness". It may refer to the following people:
* Saint Adelheid or Adelaide of Italy, (931–999), Holy Roman Empress an ...
, and
Emma. She grew up with her sisters in
Hoym
Hoym () is a town and former municipality in the district of Salzlandkreis in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 15 July 2009, it is part of the town Seeland. Hoym is located on the river Selke, between the towns Aschersleben and Quedlinb ...
in
Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of
and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...
.
Marriage
Ida married
Hereditary Prince Paul Frederick Augustus of Oldenburg on 24 June 1825 at
Oldenburg. He was the eldest son of
Peter, Reigning Duke of Oldenburg, and had previously been married to Ida's older sister
Adelheid
Adelheid is the modern Dutch and German form of the Old High German female given name Adalheidis, meaning "nobility" or "noble-ness". It may refer to the following people:
* Saint Adelheid or Adelaide of Italy, (931–999), Holy Roman Empress an ...
.
The princess was just 21 years old when she married the 41-year-old duke. Augustus and Ida had one son,
Peter
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People
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* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a sur ...
, who was born in 1827 and would later succeed Augustus as Grand Duke.
Death
Just like her sister, Princess Ida died after three years of marriage, in 1828.
Augustus became Grand Duke of Oldenburg in 1829. In 1831, he married for the third time to
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
Cecilia of Sweden (Swedish: ''Cecilia Gustavsdotter Vasa'') (16 November 1540 in Stockholm – 27 January 1627 in Brussels), was Princess of Sweden as the daughter of King Gustav I and his second wife, Margaret Leijonhufvud, and Margravine of ...
.
The settlement
Idafehn in
East Frisia in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
, Germany is named after Princess Ida.
Ancestry and descent
Ancestry
Issue
External links
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1804 births
1828 deaths
House of Ascania
House of Oldenburg in Oldenburg
House of Holstein-Gottorp
Burials at the Ducal Mausoleum, Gertrudenfriedhof (Oldenburg)