Princess Elisabeth o Hesse-Kassel
Elisabeth o Hesse-Kassel | |
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Hereditary Princess o Anhalt | |
![]() Elisabeth with her daughter Antoinette | |
Born | 13 Juin 1861 Copenhagen, Denmark |
Dee'd | 7 Juin 1955 Dessau, East Germany | (aged 93)
Spouse | Leopold, Hereditary Prince o Anhalt |
Issue | Princess Antoinette o Anhalt |
Faither | Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel |
Mither | Princess Anna o Proushie |
Princess Elisabeth o Hesse-Kassel (German: Elisabeth Charlotte Alexandra Maria Luisa von Hessen-Kassel; 13 Juin 1861 – 7 Juin 1955), wis a Princess o Hesse-Kassel bi birth an, bi her mairiage tae Leopold, Hereditary Prince o Anhalt, the Hereditary Princess o Anhalt. Princess Elisabeth wis considered as a possible bride o Leopold, Duke o Albany, the fowert son o Queen Victoria. It wis said that Leopold wis eager tae meet Elisabeth based on news o her good reputation. While the twa met in November 1879, nae mairiage plans materialised.
Elisabeth became engaged in December 1883 tae Leopold, Hereditary Prince o Anhalt. Leopold wis the heir tae the Duchy o Anhalt-Dessau an the son o Friedrich I, Duke o Anhalt, an Princess Antoinette o Saxe-Altenburg. On 26 Mey 1884, the couple mairit in a lavish ceremony at Philippsruhe Castle in Hanau.
Issue[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Princess Antoinette o Anhalt (3 Mairch 1885 – 3 Aprile 1963), mairit Prince Frederick o Schaumburg-Lippe.