Princess Antoinette of Anhalt
| Princess Antoinette | |||||
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| Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe | |||||
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| Born |
3 March 1885 Schloss Georgium, near Dessau, Anhalt | ||||
| Died |
3 April 1963 (aged 78) Dessau, GDR | ||||
| Burial | Dessau | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
| Issue |
Prince Leopold Prince William | ||||
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| House |
House of Ascania (by birth) House of Lippe (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt | ||||
| Mother | Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
Princess Antoinette of Anhalt (German: Antoinette Anna Alexandra Marie Luise Agnes Elisabeth Auguste Friederike; 3 March 1885 – 3 April 1963) was a Princess of Anhalt by birth. As the wife of Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe, she became a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by marriage.
Early life
Princess Antoinette was born on 3 March 1885 at Schloss Georgium near Dessau in Anhalt. Her parents were Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt and Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel (1861-1955).
Less than one year after the birth of his daughter, Leopold died unexpectedly in Cannes on 2 February 1886. Princess Elisabeth never remarried and survived her husband by almost 70 years. She died in Dessau on 7 January 1955.
Marriage and issue
Princess Antoinette married Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe as his second wife in Dessau on 26 May 1909. They had two sons:
- Prince Leopold Friedrich Alexander Wilhelm Eduard of Schaumburg-Lippe (21 February 1910 - 25 January 2006)
- Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Adolf Leopold Hilderich of Schaumburg-Lippe (24 August 1912 - 4 March 1938)
Death
Princess Antoinette died in Dessau, then in the German Democratic Republic, on 3 April 1963. She was buried at the Ziebigk cemetery in Dessau next to her mother.