Auguste of Anhalt-Dessau

Princess Amalie Auguste of Anhalt-Dessau (German: Prinzessin Amalie Auguste von Anhalt-Dessau; 18 August 1793 – 12 June 1854) was a German princess of Anhalt-Dessau who was Princess consort of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt from 1816 to 1854 as the wife of Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

Auguste of Anhalt-Dessau
Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Tenure15 April 1816 – 12 June 1854
Born(1793-08-18)18 August 1793
Dessau, Anhalt, Holy Roman Empire
Died12 June 1854(1854-06-12) (aged 60)
Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Burial
SpouseFrederick Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
IssuePrince Frederick Günther
Prince Günther
Prince Gustav
Names
German: Amalie Auguste
HouseAscania
FatherFrederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
MotherAmalie of Hesse-Homburg

Early life

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Auguste was born on 18 August 1793 in Dessau as the eldest child of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and his wife, Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg (daughter of Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg).

Marriage and issue

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On 15 April 1816 she was married in Dessau to her first cousin, Frederick Günther, reigning Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (son of Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, and his wife, Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Homburg). They had three sons:

  • Prince Friedrich Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1818–1821)
  • Prince Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1821–1845)
  • Prince Gustav of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1828–1837)

Death

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Princess Auguste died on 12 June 1854 in Rudolstadt. Her widower, Prince Frederick Günther, remarried her own niece, Countess Helene of Reina (1835–1860), morganatic daughter of her brother George in 1855.

Her younger brother ruled the unified duchy of Anhalt from 1863 until his death in 1871 as Leopold IV.

Ancestors

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References

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  • L. Renovanz: Chronik der fürstl. Schwarzburgischen Residenzstadt Rudolstadt, S. 49, L. Renovanz, 1860
  • S. Obbarius: Rudolstadt u. seine romantischen Umgebungen, L. Renovanz, 1853