Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia

Princess Frederica Wilhelmina Duchess consort of Anhalt-Dessau Born 30 September 1796 Berlin Died 1 January 1850 (aged 53) Dessau Spouse Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau Issue Agnes, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt Maria Anna, Princess Frederick Charles of Prussia Full name German: Friederike Wilhelmine Luise Amalie House House of Hohenzollern House of Ascania Father Prince Louis Charles of Prussia Mother Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Princess Frederica Wilhelmina Louise Amalia of Prussia (30 September 1796 – 1 January 1850) was a daughter of Prince Louis Charles of Prussia and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.^[1] She was a member of the House of Hohenzollern. By her marriage to Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau, she would become Duchess consort of Anhalt-Dessau.

Family

Frederica was the youngest child and only daughter of Prince Louis Charles of Prussia and his wife Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Her father was a younger son of Frederick William II of Prussia. Due to her mother's later marriages, Frederica would have many half-siblings, including George V of Hanover.

Marriage and children

On 18 April 1818, Frederica married Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt in Berlin.^[1][2] They had been engaged since 17 May 1816, as the connection had already been arranged by the Prussian court. This dynastic connection was an expression of Leopold's pro-Prussian policies.

They had six children:

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Princess Fredericka Amalie Auguste	28 November 1819	11 December 1822
Princess Fredericka Amalie Agnes	24 June 1824	23 October 1897	married on 28 April 1853 to Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.[2]
A son	3 August 1825	3 August 1825	he was either stillborn or died shortly after the birth.
A son	3 November 1827	3 November 1827	he was either stillborn or died shortly after the birth.
Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt	29 April 1831	24 January 1904	married on 22 April 1854 to Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg.[2]
Princess Maria Anna	14 September 1837	12 May 1906	married on 29 November 1854 to Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia.[2]

Frederica died on 1 January 1850 in Dessau.^[1][2] Leopold would die 21 years later, on 22 May 1871.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 30 September 1796 – 18 April 1818: Her Royal Highness Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia
• 18 April 1818 - 1 January 1850: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau
• 27 November 1847 - 1 January 1850: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Anhalt-Köthen

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia

16. Frederick William I of Prussia               8. Prince Augustus William of Prussia                       17. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover               4. Frederick William II of Prussia                             18. Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               9. Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg                       19. Antoinette Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg               2. Prince Louis Charles of Prussia                                   20. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt               10. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt                       21. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg               5. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt                             22. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken               11. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken                       23. Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken               1. Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia                                         24. Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg               12. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow                       25. Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen               6. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg                             26. Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen               13. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen                       27. Countess Sophia Albertine of Erbach-Erbach               3. Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz                                   28. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt =20               14. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt                       29. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg =21               7. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt                             30. Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim               15. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg                       31. Catharine Polyxene of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim

References

1. Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Friederike Wilhelmina Luise Amalie Prinzessin von Preußen". Retrieved 19 December 2009.
2. Martin, pp. 187-188.

Sources

• Martin, Frederick (1866). The Statesman's Year Book, 1866. London: Macmillan and Co.