Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg

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Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg
Baroness Frederick of Stein-Liebenstein-Barchfeld
Princess consort of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Tenure	20 August 1806 - 22 April 1812
Born	(1776-08-07)7 August 1776 Kirchheimbolanden
Died	19 February 1841(1841-02-19) (aged 64) Schaumburg Castle, near Limburg an der Lahn
Spouse	Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym ​ ​ (m. 1793; died 1812)​ Baron Frederick of Stein-Liebenstein-Barchfeld ​ ​ (m. 1813)​
Issue	Archduchess Hermine, Palatina of Hungary Adelheid, Duchess Augustus of Oldenburg Emma, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Ida, Hereditary Princess of Oldenburg
House	Nassau-Weilburg
Father	Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
Mother	Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau

Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg (Amelia Charlotte Wilhelmina Louise; 7 August 1776 in Kirchheimbolanden – 19 February 1841 at Schaumburg Castle, near Limburg an der Lahn) was a Princess of Nassau by birth and by marriage Duchess of Anhalt-Bernburg.

Amelia was the daughter of Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife the Dutch princess Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau. Amelia was the 10th of 15 children born to the Prince and Princess of Nassau-Weilburg, as her mother was born a daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and the English princess Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange a prestigious marriage for Amelia was to be expected. After arranging the marriages for her other daughters, Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau could finally focus on finding a match for Amelia. Finally a suitable husband was found, in the summer of 1793, Amelia became engaged to Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.

She had older sisters Maria and Louise and brothers Friedrich Wilhelm and Wilhelm, who died two months later. Later, the family was supplemented by five younger children, of whom son Karl Wilhelm and daughters Caroline and Henrietta reached adulthood.

On 29 October 1793, she married in Weilburg to Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (2 November 1767 – 22 April 1812). They had four daughters:

• Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (2 December 1797 – 14 September 1817), married Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary. They had two children.
• Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (23 February 1800 – 13 September 1820), married Duke Paul Frederick Augustus of Oldenburg. They had two daughters.
• Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (20 May 1802 – 1 August 1858), married George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. They had five children. She became the paternal grandmother of Queen Emma of the Netherlands, who was named after her.
• Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (10 March 1804 – 31 March 1828), married Duke Paul Frederick Augustus of Oldenburg. They had one son.

After Victor's death, she married on 15 February 1813 to Baron Frederick of Stein-Liebenstein-Barchfeld (14 February 1777 – 4 December 1849).

• Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of Nassau". Genealogy.EU.