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Born 29 December 1837Dessau, Anhalt ( 1837-12-29 ) Issue Charlotte, Queen of WurttembergPrince Franz JosephPrince FriedrichPrince AlbrechtPrince MaximilianBathildis, Princess of Waldeck and PyrmontAdelaide, Duchess of Saxe-AltenburgPrincess Alexandra Children Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe Parents Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel Siblings Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau | ||
Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau (German: Prinzessin Bathildis Amalgunde von Anhalt-Dessau; 29 December 1837 – 10 February 1902) was a Princess of Anhalt-Dessau and member of the House of Ascania by birth. As the wife of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe she was a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by marriage. She was a younger sister of Grand Duchess Adelaide of Luxembourg.
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Early life
Bathildis was born at Dessau, Anhalt, as the second child of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau (son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg) and his wife Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, (daughter of Landgrave William of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Charlotte of Denmark).
Marriage
On 30 May 1862 at Dessau, Bathildis married Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe, seventh child and third son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and his wife, Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
They had eight children:
Later life
Princess Bathildis died on 10 February 1902 at Nachod Castle, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Náchod, Czech Republic).