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| Princess Antoinette | |||||
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| Princess Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe | |||||
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| Born | (1885-03-03)3 March 1885 Schloss Georgium, Dessau, Anhalt | ||||
| Died | 3 April 1963(1963-04-03) (aged 78) Dessau, East Germany | ||||
| Burial | Ziebigk cemetery, Dessau | ||||
| Spouse |
Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe
(m. 1909; died 1945) | ||||
| Issue | Prince Leopold Prince Wilhelm | ||||
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| House | Ascania | ||||
| Father | Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt | ||||
| Mother | Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel | ||||
Princess Antoinette of Anhalt (German: Antoinette Anna Alexandra Marie Luise Agnes Elisabeth Auguste Friederike; 3 March 1885 – 3 April 1963) was a Princess of Anhalt by birth. As the wife of Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe, she became a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by marriage.
Early life
Princess Antoinette was born on 3 March 1885 at Schloss Georgium near Dessau in Anhalt. Her parents were Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt and Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Kassel (1861-1955).
Less than one year after the birth of his daughter, Leopold died unexpectedly in Cannes on 2 February 1886. Princess Elisabeth never remarried and survived her husband by almost 70 years. She died in Dessau on 7 June 1955.
Marriage and issue
Princess Antoinette married Prince Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe as his second wife in Dessau on 26 May 1909. They had two sons:
- Prince Leopold Friedrich Alexander Wilhelm Eduard of Schaumburg-Lippe (21 February 1910 – 25 January 2006)
- Prince Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Adolf Leopold Hilderich of Schaumburg-Lippe (24 August 1912 – 4 March 1938)
Prince Wilhelm Friedrich died in 1938 at the age of 25, when his bomber aircraft crashed during military exercises at Neubrandenburg.
Death
Princess Antoinette died in Dessau, then in the German Democratic Republic, on 3 April 1963. She was buried at the Ziebigk cemetery in Dessau next to her mother.
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References
- "German Prince Killed – Bomber Crashes Near Berlin". Liverpool Daily Post. 7 March 1938. Retrieved 25 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com.