by Scott Mehl © Unofficial Royalty 2018
Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym was the second 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 March 10, 1804, to Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym and Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg. Ida had three sisters:
- Princess Hermine (1797-1817) – married Archduke Josef of Austria, had issue
- Princess Adelheid (1800-1820) – married the future Grand Duke August I of Oldenburg, had issue
- Princess Emma (1802-1858) – married Georg II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, had issue
On June 24, 1825, Ida married the then Hereditary Prince August of Oldenburg. He had previously been married to her elder sister, Adelheid, who had died in 1820. In addition to becoming stepmother to her two nieces, Ida and her husband had one son:
- Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1827-1900) – married Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg, had issue
Sadly, Hereditary Princess Ida died on March 31, 1828, just three years after her marriage, in Oldenburg, Duchy of Oldenburg, now in Lower Saxony, Germany. She is buried in the Ducal Mausoleum at Saint Gertrude’s Cemetery in Oldenburg.
Oldenburg Resources at Unofficial Royalty
- Grand Duchy of Oldenburg Index
- Profiles: Grand Dukes and Consorts of Oldenburg
- Oldenburg Royal Burial Sites
- Oldenburg Royal Dates
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