Princess Victoria Charlotte of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym
| Victoria Charlotte of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym | |
|---|---|
| Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | |
| Born | 25 December 1715 Schaumburg |
| Died | 4 February 1772 (aged 56) Schaumburg |
| Burial | Melander Crypt in Holzappel |
| Spouse | Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
| Issue Detail | Christiane Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
| House | House of Ascania |
| Father | Victor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym |
| Mother | Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Birstein |
Victoria Charlotte of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (25 September 1715 – 4 February 1772) was a princess of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym by birth and Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth by marriage.
Early life
[edit]Victoria Charlotte was a daughter of Prince Victor I of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1693–1772) from his first marriage to Countess Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (1680–1739), daughter of Count William Maurice of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (1657-1711) and his wife, Countess Anna Amalia of Isenburg-Büdingen (1653-1700).
Biography
[edit]On 26 April 1732 she married the later Margrave Frederick Christian of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1708–1769) in Schaumburg. After the wedding the couple moved into the New Castle in Neustadt an der Aisch at the request Frederick Christian's brother George Frederick Charles.[1]
The marriage ended in divorce in 1764, a year after Frederick Christian succeeded his brother as Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. The couple had already lived separately since 1739 because Frederick Christian was very jealous.[2] Victoria Charlotte spent the last years of her life in humble conditions in Halle.
She died in 1772 and was buried in the Melander Crypt in Holzappel.
Issue
[edit]From her marriage, Victoria Charlotte had two daughters:
- Christiane Sophie Charlotte (1733–1757)
- married in 1757 Duke Ernest Frederick III Carl of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1727–1780)
- Sophie Magdalene (1737–1737)
Footnotes
[edit]References
[edit]- Philipp Ernst Bertram, Johann C. Krause: Geschichte des Hauses und Fürstenthums Anhalt: Fortsetzung, vol. 2, p. 643 ff
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