Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia
| Princess Elisabeth Anna | |||||
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| Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg | |||||
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| Born |
8 February 1857 Potsdam, Brandenburg |
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| Died | 28 August 1895 (aged 38) Fulda |
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| Burial | Ducal (Herzogliches) Mausoleum, Gertrudenfriedhof, Oldenburg | ||||
| Spouse | Frederick Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg | ||||
| Issue |
Sophia Charlotte, Princess Eitel Friedrich of Prussia Duchess Margaret |
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| House | Hohenzollern | ||||
| Father | Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau | ||||
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| German: Elisabeth Anne |
Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia (8 February 1857 – 28 August 1895) was a German princess. She was the second child of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia and Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau. The Elisabeth-Anna-Palais was named in her honor after her early death in 1895.
Elisabeth's father Prince Frederick was the eldest son of Prince Charles of Prussia, who in turn was a younger son of Frederick William III of Prussia. Elisabeth's mother Maria Anna was a daughter of Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt and Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia.
Her siblings included Marie, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg, Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, and Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia. Through her sister Louise Margaret, Elisabeth Anna was an aunt of Margaret, Crown Princess of Sweden, and consequently was related to both the British and Swedish royal families.
Elisabeth Anna was a godmother to Princess Patricia of Connaught, who was another one of her nieces.
On 18 February 1878, Elisabeth Anna married Frederick Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg. It was a double wedding, in which Princess Charlotte of Prussia (daughter of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Prussia) married Bernhard, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Meiningen on the same day as Elisabeth Anna in Berlin. The marriages were the first such occasions performed since Prussia had become the German Empire in 1870. Due to this increased status, the weddings were attended by many important personages, including King Leopold II of Belgium and his wife Queen Marie Henriette. The Prince of Wales also attended, as one of the brides (Charlotte) was his niece.
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