Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg

For other people called Marie of Saxe-Altenburg, see Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg.

Princess Marie Anne
Princess consort of Schaumburg-Lippe
Marie Anne, c. 1885
Born	(1864-03-14)14 March 1864 Altenburg
Died	3 May 1918(1918-05-03) (aged 54)
Burial	Bückeburg Mausoleum^[1]
Spouse	Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe
Issue	Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Moritz Georg Prince Peter Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince Stephan Prince Heinrich Princess Margaretha Prince Friedrich Christian Princess Elisabeth
House	House of Saxe-Altenburg (by birth) House of Lippe (by marriage)
Father	Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg
Mother	Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen

Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg (14 March 1864 – 3 May 1918) was the consort of Georg, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.^[2] As the eldest daughter of Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg and his wife Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen, and a sister of Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Marie Anne was a member of the Ducal House of Saxe-Altenburg.^[2]

Marriage and issue

On 16 April 1882 at Altenburg, Marie Anne married Georg, Hereditary Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.^[2] He was the eldest son of Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, and succeeded as Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe in 1893.^[2]

The couple had nine children together:

Prince Adolf II (1883–1936); married Ellen Bischoff-Korthaus
Prince Moritz Georg (1884–1920)
Prince Peter (1886-1886)
Prince Wolrad (1887–1962); married Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe, a distant cousin
Prince Stephan (1891–1965); married Duchess Ingeborg of Oldenburg, daughter of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Prince Heinrich (1894–1952); married Countess Marie-Erika von Hardenburg
Princess Margaretha (1896–1897)
Prince Friedrich Christian (1906–1983); married Countess Alexandra Hedwig Johanna Bertha Marie zu Castell-Rüdenhausen
Princess Elisabeth (1908–1933); married Baron Johann Herring von Frankensdorff

Silver wedding anniversary

On the occasion of their silver wedding anniversary in 1907, Emperor Wilhelm II presented to Georg and Marie Anne the family ancestral seat, Castle Schaumburg.^[3] The castle had been controlled by the Hohenzollerns ever since Georg's grandfather sided with the Austrians in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War.^[3] The gift was also meant to be in recognition of Georg's support in the dispute over the succession to the Lippe-Detmold throne.^[3]

Prince George died on 29 April 1911. Princess Marie Anne died seven years later, on 3 May 1918 at age 54.^[2]

Titles and styles

14 March 1864 – 16 April 1882: Her Highness Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg, Duchess of Saxony
16 April 1882 – 8 May 1893: Her Highness The Hereditary Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe
8 May 1893 – 29 April 1911: Her Highness The Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe
29 April 1911 – 8 October 1918: Her Highness The Dowager Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg

16. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

8. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

17. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar

4. Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

18. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

9. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

19. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

2. Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg

20. Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

10. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

21. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

5. Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

22. Paul I of Russia

11. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia

23. Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg

1. Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg

24. Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

12. George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

25. Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal

6. Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

26. Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

13. Princess Louise Eleanore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

27. Countess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern

3. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Meiningen

28. William I, Elector of Hesse

14. William II, Elector of Hesse

29. Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark and Norway

7. Princess Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel

30. Frederick William II of Prussia

15. Princess Augusta of Prussia

31. Princess Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt

References

↑ "SAXE-ALTENBURG". Royalty Guide. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Marie Anne Prinzessin von Sachsen-Altenburg". Retrieved 10 October 2010.
1 2 3 "Kaiser Rewards Prince", The New York Times, 21 April 1907

German royalty
Princess Marie Anne of Saxe-Altenburg House of Saxe-Altenburg Cadet branch of the House of Wettin Born: 14 March 1864 Died: 3 May 1918
Preceded by Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont	Princess consort Schaumburg-Lippe 8 May 1893 – 29 April 1911	None Principality abolished

Princesses of Saxe-Altenburg by birth

The generations indicate descent from Duke Frederick I, the first junior line Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

1st Generation	Charlotte, Princess Paul of Württemberg* Therese, Queen of Bavaria* Louise, Duchess of Nassau*

2nd Generation	Marie, Queen of Hanover Princess Henriette Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Oldenburg Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia Therese, Duchess of Dalarna Antoinette, Duchess of Anhalt Marie Gasparine, Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

3rd Generation	Marie, Princess Albert of Prussia Marie Anne, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe Grand Duchess Elizaveta Mavrikievna of Russia Princess Margarethe Luise Charlotte, Duchess of Anhalt Olga, Countess of Pückler-Burghauss and Freifrau von Groditz Marie, Princess Heinrich XXXV Reuss of Köstritz

4th Generation	Charlotte, Princess Sigismund of Prussia Princess Elisabeth Karola

*Born a princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen

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