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Princess Frederica of Prussia, Duchess of Anhalt-Dessau

Princess Frederica of Prussia (30 September 1796 – 1 January 1850) was a daughter of Prince Louis Charles of Prussia and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.[1] 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.

Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia c. 1810

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.

Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia by Franz Krüger

Marriage and children

On 18 April 1818, Frederica married Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau in Berlin.[1][2] 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:

Frederica died on 1 January 1850 in Dessau.[1][2] Leopold would die 21 years later, on 22 May 1871.

Honours

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Friederike Wilhelmina Luise Amalie Prinzessin von Preußen". Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e Martin, pp. 187-188.
  3. ^ Handbuch über den Königlich Preußischen Hof und Staat. Berlin: Decker. p. 72.

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