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House
  
House of Nassau


Name
  
Amelia Nassau-Weilburg

Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg

Born
  
8 September 1776 Kirchheimbolanden (
1776-09-08
)

Died
  
19 February 1841(1841-02-19) (aged 64) Schaumburg Castle, near Limburg an der Lahn

Spouse
  
Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Frederick of Stein-Liebenstein-Barchfeld

Father
  
Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

Mother
  
Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau

Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg (Amelia Charlotte Wilhelmina Louise; 7 August 1776 in Kirchheimbolanden – 19 February 1841 at Schaumburg Castle, near Limburg an der Lahn) was a Princess of Nassau by birth and by marriage Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg.

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Background

She was a daughter of Prince Charles Christian of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau.

Marriage and issue

On 29 October 1793, she married in Weilburg to Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (2 November 1767 – 22 April 1812). They had four children:

  • Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1797–1817), married Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
  • Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1800–1820)
  • Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1802–1858), married George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and became the grandmother of Queen Emma of the Netherlands, who was named after her.
  • Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1804–1828)

    • After Victor's death, she married on 15 February 1813 to Baron Frederick of Stein-Liebenstein-Barchfeld (14 February 1777 – 4 December 1849).

    References

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