Victor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (Schaumburg, 7 September 1693 – Schaumburg, 15 April 1772), was a German prince of the

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

who belonged to a

cadet branch A cadet branch consists of the male-line descendants of a monarch's or patriarch's younger sons ( cadets). In the ruling dynasties and noble families of much of Europe and Asia, the family's major assets (realm, titles, fiefs, property and incom ...

of the princely house of

Anhalt-Bernburg Anhalt-Bernburg was a Princes of the Holy Roman Empire, 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 subd ...

. Through his mother, he inherited the

County of Holzappel The County of Holzappel (German: ''Grafschaft Holzappel'') was an immediate state of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the present German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was centered on the town of Holzappel. It was founded in 1643 by Peter ...

and Lordship of Schaumburg and founded the

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 ...

Early life and ancestry

Victor was born at Schaumburg Castle on 7 September 1693 as the eldest son of

Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym (Bernburg, 28 June 1669 – Bad Ems, 17 May 1727), was a German prince of the House of Ascania. The second son of Victor Amadeus, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg and Elizabeth of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, he marrie ...

by his first wife Princess Charlotte of Nassau-Dillenburg-Schaumburg, heiress of the

and Lordship of Schaumburg as a daughter of

Elisabeth Charlotte, Countess of Holzappel Elisabeth Charlotte Melander (29 February 1640 – 17 March 1707), was Countess of Holzappel from 1648 to 1707 and Schaumburg from 1656 to 1707. Early life and background Elisabeth Charlotte was the only child of Peter Melander, Count of Holzappe ...

in her marriage with

Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg (also known as ''Adolph of Nassau-Dillenburg''; 23 January 1629 – 19 December 1676) was the founder of the short-lived ''Nassau-Schaumburg'' line. He was the son of Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg, ...

Reign

The death of his mother in 1700 made Victor Amadeus Adolph the

heir apparent An heir apparent is a person who is first in the order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person. A person who is first in the current order of succession but could be displaced by the birth of a more e ...

of Holzappel and Schaumburg under the terms of a contract made between his paternal grandfather and namesake Prince Victor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg and his maternal grandmother Countess Elisabeth Charlotte. When the Countess died in 1707, Victor Amadeus Adolph succeeded her as Count of Holzappel and Schaumburg. When his father died in 1727, Victor Amadeus Adolph succeeded him as "Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym," but shortly after changed the name of his principality to "Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym."

Marriages and Issue

First marriage

Birstein Birstein is a municipality on the northeastern edge of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany with approximately 6,600 inhabitants. It was the home of the former principality of Isenburg-Birstein. Geography Location The town lies at the souther ...

on 22 November 1714 Victor Amadeus Adolph married firstly with Countess Charlotte Louise of

Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein Isenburg and Büdingen in Birstein is a hereditary title Hereditary titles, in a general sense, are nobility titles, positions or styles that are hereditary and thus tend or are bound to remain in particular families. Though both monarchs an ...

(b.

Büdingen Büdingen () is a town in the Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is mainly known for its well-preserved, heavily fortified medieval town wall and half-timbered houses. Geography Location Büdingen is in the south of the Wetterau below the Vog ...

, 31 July 1680 - d. Schaumburg, 2 January 1739), daughter of Wilhelm Moritz, Count of

(1657-1711) and his first wife, Countess Anna Amalie of Isenburg-Büdingen-Wächtersbach (1653-1700). She was fourteen years older than he was; nevertheless, the union produced six children: # Victoria Charlotte (b. Schaumburg, 25 September 1715 - d. Schaumburg, 4 February 1792), married on 26 April 1732 to

Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Frederick Christian of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (17 July 1708 in Weferlingen – 20 January 1769 in Bayreuth), was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Family He was the youngest of fourteen children born ...

. They divorced in 1764. #Louise Amalie (b. Schaumburg, 10 October 1717 - d. Lich, 1 September 1721). #Lebrecht (b. Schaumburg, 26 August 1718 - d. Schaumburg, 5 October 1721). #Christian, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (b. Schaumburg, 30 June 1720 - d. Schaumburg, 13 April 1758). #

Karl Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Prince Charles Louis of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym; Schaumburg, 16 May 1723 – Schaumburg, 20 August 1806), was a German prince of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Bernburg branch and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Scha ...

(b. Schaumburg, 16 May 1723 - d. Schaumburg, 20 August 1806). #Franz Adolph (b. Schaumburg, 7 July 1724 - d.

Halle an der Saale Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (), is the second largest city of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is the sixth-most populous city in the area of former East Germany after (East) Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz and Magdeburg as well as t ...

, 22 April 1784).

Second marriage

Pölzig Pölzig is a municipality in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to t ...

on 14 February 1740 Victor Amadeus Adolph married for a second time to Countess Hedwig Sophie Henckel of Donnersmarck (b.

Oderberg Oderberg () is a town in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg in northeastern Germany. It is situated 16 km east of Eberswalde, and 27 km southwest of Schwedt, close to the border with Poland, and in close vicinity of Berlin. Overvie ...

, 7 May 1717 - d. Diez, 21 February 1795), daughter of Count Wenzel Louis Henckel of Donnersmarck (1680-1734) and his wife, Countess Hedwig Charlotte of

Solms-Baruth Solms-Baruth was a Lower Lusatian state country, from 16th century until 1945, ruled by the Baruth branch of the House of Solms. History The House of Solms had its origins at Solms, Hesse, and ruled several of the many minor states of the Holy R ...

(1678-1734). The Henckel von Donnersmarck family were an old family in

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only raised in 1651 to the rank of counts;Morganatic and Unequal Marriages in German Law
/ref> in consequence, this marriage was on the verge of being considered

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 ...

. In the end, the union was nonetheless considered equal by the rest of the House of Anhalt. They had six children: # Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (b. Schaumburg, 29 November 1741 - d. Homburg vor der Höhe, 24 December 1812). #Sophie Charlotte Ernestine (b. Schaumburg, 3 April 1743 - d. Birstein, 5 October 1781), married on 20 September 1760 to Wolfgang Ernest II, Prince of

(1711–present) Isenburg-Birstein. # Victor Amadeus (b. Schaumburg, 21 May 1744 - killed in action in Pardakoski, 2 May 1790). #Karl (b. and d. Schaumburg, 4 August 1745). #Hedwig Auguste (b. Schaumburg, 6 May 1747 - d. Schaumburg, 5 March 1760). #George Augustus (b. Schaumburg, 6 November 1751 - d. Schaumburg, 29 October 1754).

References

Bibliography

* Ferdinand Siebigk: ''Das Herzogthum Anhalt'', p. 242, Dessau 1867
Victor Amadeus Adolph
In

Johann Heinrich Zedler Johann Heinrich Zedler (7 January 1706 in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland) – 21 March 1751 in Leipzig) was a bookseller and publisher. His most important achievement was the creation of a German encyclopedia, the '' Grosses Universal-Lexicon (Gre ...

: ''Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon Aller Wissenschafften und Künste''. Band 48, Leipzig 1746, Spalte 971 f. * ''Allgemeines genealogisches und Staats-Handbuch'', p. 241ff
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