Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia

Prussian princess
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroPrussian princess
PlacesRussia
wasPrincess Noble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth30 September 1796, Berlin, Germany
Death1 January 1850Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (aged 53 years)
Family
Mother:Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Father:Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
Siblings:Prince Frederick of Prussia Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels George V of Hannover
Spouse:Leopold IV Duke of Anhalt
Children:Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau Frederick I Duke of Anhalt
The details

Biography

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. 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. 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:

NameBirthDeathNotes
Princess Fredericka Amalie Auguste28 November 181911 December 1822
Princess Fredericka Amalie Agnes24 June 182423 October 1897married on 28 April 1853 to Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
A son3 August 18253 August 1825he was either stillborn or died shortly after the birth.
A son3 November 18273 November 1827he was either stillborn or died shortly after the birth.
Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt29 April 183124 January 1904married on 22 April 1854 to Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg.
Princess Maria Anna14 September 183712 May 1906married on 29 November 1854 to Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia.

Frederica died on 1 January 1850 in Dessau. 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
 
 
 
 
 
 
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