Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau
| Princess Agnes | |||||
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| Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||
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| Born |
24 June 1824 Dessau |
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| Died | 23 October 1897 (aged 73) Hummelshain |
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| Spouse | Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Issue |
Marie, Princess Albert of Prussia Prince Georg |
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| House | Ascania | ||||
| Father | Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt | ||||
| Mother | Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia | ||||
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| German: Friederike Amalie Agnes |
Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau (Frederica Amalia Agnes; 24 June 1824 – 23 October 1897) was the eldest daughter of Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt by his wife Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia. She was a member of the House of Ascania, and by her marriage to Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg.
Agnes' father Duke Leopold was a child of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau by his wife Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg. Her mother Princess Frederica was the daughter of Prince Louis Charles of Prussia (brother of King Frederick William III of Prussia) by his wife Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Agnes was an older sister of Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt and Maria Anna, Princess Frederick Charles of Prussia. Through Maria Anna, Agnes was an aunt of Elisabeth Anna, Grand Duchess of Oldenburg and Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn.
On 28 April 1853, Agnes married Ernst of Saxe-Altenburg. He was a son of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Marie Luise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and succeeded his father as Duke of Saxe-Altenburg later that year. They had two children:
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