by Scott Mehl © Unofficial Royalty 2018
Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym; Credit – Wikipedia
Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym was the first wife of the future Grand Duke August I of Oldenburg. She was born at Schaumburg Castle in the Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on February 23, 1800, to Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym and Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg. Adelheid had three sisters:
- Princess Hermine (1797-1817) – married Archduke Josef of Austria, had issue
- Princess Emma (1802-1858) – married Georg II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, had issue
- Princess Ida (1804-1828) – married the future Grand Duke August I of Oldenburg, had issue
August of Oldenburg; Credit – Wikipedia
On July 24, 1817, Adelheid married the then-Duke August of Oldenburg at Schaumburg Castle. The couple had two daughters:
- Duchess Amalia (1818-1875) – married Prince Otto of Bavaria, later King of Greece, no issue
- Duchess Friederike (1820-1891) – married Maximilian Emanuel von Washington, had issue
Duchess Adelheid died suddenly on September 13, 1820, in Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg, now in the German state of Lower Saxony. She was just twenty years old. She is buried in the Ducal Mausoleum at Saint Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg. Five years after her death, her husband married her youngest sister Ida.
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