Franz Adolph of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym ( Schaumburg Castle, 7 July 1724 –

Halle an der Saale Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ''Halle/Saale'') is the largest city of the German state of Saxony-Anh ...

, 22 April 1784), was a German prince of the

House of Ascania The House of Ascania (german: Askanier) was a dynasty of German rulers. It is also known as the House of Anhalt, which refers to its longest-held possession, Anhalt. The Ascanians are named after Ascania (or Ascaria) Castle, known as ''Schloss ...

from the

Anhalt-Bernburg Anhalt-Bernburg was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire and a duchy of the German Confederation ruled by the House of Ascania with its residence at Bernburg in present-day Saxony-Anhalt. It emerged as a subdivision from the Principality of ...

branch through the sub-branch 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 son ...

. He was the fourth (but third surviving) son of Victor I Amadeus Adolph, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, by his first wife Charlotte Louise, daughter of William Maurice, Count of

Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein was a County of southern Hesse, Germany, located to the north of Gelnhausen. Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein was created as a partition of Isenburg-Büdingen in 1511, and was partitioned into Isenburg-Birstein, Isenburg-Büd ...

Life

The death of his elder surviving brother the Hereditary Prince Christian in 1758 made Franz Adolph the

heir presumptive An heir presumptive is the person entitled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honour, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an heir apparent or a new heir presumptive with a better claim to the position in question. ...

of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, preceded only by his other older brother and new heir, Karl Louis. He retained his position as heir presumptive until the birth of Karl Louis's first son, Victor Karl Frederick, in 1767.

Marriage and issue

In Nieder-Kaufung on 19 October 1762 Franz Adolph married Maria Josepha (b. 13 September 1741 – d. Halle, 2 December 1785), daughter of Count John Wolfgang of Hasslingen, from a Silesian noble family. She was raised to the rank of countess by the Emperor, which prompted Franz Adolph's brothers to ask the

Reichshofrat The Aulic Council ( la, Consilium Aulicum, german: Reichshofrat, literally meaning Court Council of the Empire) was one of the two supreme courts of the Holy Roman Empire, the other being the Imperial Chamber Court. It had not only concurrent juris ...

for a declaration that this elevation would not be to their disadvantage in any way (4 September 1766); they were rebuffed (9 January 1767). The union produced seven children, who were considered dynasts: #Victor Frederick (b. Halle, 28 February 1764 – d. Halle, 17 October 1767). #Charlotte Louise (b. Halle, 20 April 1766 – d. Halle, 6 January 1776). #Frederick Franz Christoph (b. Halle, 1 May 1769 – d. Genslack,

East Prussia East Prussia ; german: Ostpreißen, label=Low Prussian; pl, Prusy Wschodnie; lt, Rytų Prūsija was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1773 to 1829 and again from 1878 (with the Kingdom itself being part of the German Empire from 187 ...

, 19 November 1807); married in Waldau, Kr. Lauban on 22 June 1790 to Johanna Amalia Karoline Westarp (b. Brieg, 24 August 1773 – d. Brieg, 28 July 1818), a commoner, who was ennobled and created Countess of Westarp in 1798. The union was

morganatic Morganatic marriage, sometimes called a left-handed marriage, is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which in the context of royalty or other inherited title prevents the principal's position or privileges being passed to the spous ...

. The couple had four children who were created with their mother Counts and Countesses of Westarp: ##Count Louis Frederick Victor of Westarp (b.

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, 18 May 1791 – d. Freiwaldau, 7 April 1850), married in

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...

on 10 February 1822 to Franziska von Lavergne-Peguilhen (b. Plock, 2 February 1797 – d.

Wiesbaden Wiesbaden () is a city in central western Germany and the capital of the state of Hesse. , it had 290,955 inhabitants, plus approximately 21,000 United States citizens (mostly associated with the United States Army). The Wiesbaden urban area ...

, 25 November 1867). Their descendants in the male line continue to the present day. ## ountFrederick Albert f Westarp(b. Brieg, 17 October 1792 – d. Brieg, 25 October 1792). ##Countess Marie Karoline Adelheid of Westarp (b. Wiesbaden, 16 January 1795 – d. Gandau, 1 August 1811). ##Count Karl Victor Adolph of Westarp (b.

Grebenstein Grebenstein () is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 16 km northwest of Kassel on the German Timber-Frame Road. In 1762 it was the scene of a skirmish between British and French troops during the Seven Years' ...

, 6 April 1796 – d. Hamburg, 4 May 1850); married in Berlin on 23 June 1822 to Baroness Pauline of Müffling (b.

Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits i ...

, 17 November 1803 – d. Potsdam, 15 May 1886). Their descendants in the male line continue to the present day. #Victoria Amalie Ernestine (b. Halle, 11 February 1772 – d.

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, 17 October 1817), married firstly on 24 June 1791 to Karl of

Hesse-Philippsthal This is a list of rulers of Hesse (german: Hessen) during the history of Hesse on west-central Germany. These rulers belonged to a dynasty collectively known as the House of Hesse and the House of Brabant,''Burke's Royal Families of the World ...

(son of

William, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal William of Hesse-Philippsthal (born 29 August 1726 in Philippsthal; died: 8 August 1810, Philippsthal) was a member of the House of Hesse and Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal from 1770 until his death. Life William was the eldest son of Landgra ...

) and secondly on 16 October 1796 to Count Franz of Wimpffen.Genealogical database by Herbert Stoyan
/ref> #Adolf Karl Albrecht (b. Halle, 14 July 1773 – d. Halle, 7 February 1776). #Leopold Ludwig (b. Halle, 8 January 1775 – d. Halle, 28 January 1776). #Marie Henriette (b. Halle, 10 February 1779 – d. Halle, 12 June 1780).

References

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