Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt

Full name
	Elisabeth Marie Friederike Amelie Agnes

Elisabeth of Anhalt
Elisabeth of Anhalt
	The Hereditary Grand Duchess c. 1880
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Tenure	30 May 1904 – 11 June 1914
Born	7 September 1857; Wörlitz, Duchy of Anhalt
Died	20 July 1933 (aged 75); Neustrelitz, Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Nazi Germany
Burial	25 July 1933; Mirow, Mecklenburg
Spouse	Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (m. 1877; died 1914)
Issue	Marie, Princess Julius Ernst of Lippe; Jutta, Crown Princess of Montenegro; Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; Duke Karl Borwin
Full name
	Elisabeth Marie Friederike Amelie Agnes
House	Ascania
Father	Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
Mother	Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg
Religion	Lutheranism

Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt (7 September 1857 – 20 July 1933) was the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1904 to 1914 as the spouse of Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Family

She was born Princess Elisabeth Marie Frederica Amelia Agnes in Wörlitz, the third child of Friedrich I, Duke of Anhalt and Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg. Her nickname in the family was "Elly".

Marriage

Elisabeth's husband Adolphus Frederick

On April 17, 1877 Elisabeth became the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz when she married the then Hereditary Grand Duke, Adolf Friedrich in Dessau.

Elisabeth and Adolf Friedrich had four children:

Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1878–1948) married 22 June 1899 and divorced 31 December 1908 Count George Jametel (1859–1944), married secondly on 11 August 1914 Prince Julius Ernst of Lippe (1873–1952).
Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1880–1946) married 27 July 1899 Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro.
Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1882–1918).
Duke Karl Borwin of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Karl Borwin Christian Alexander Arthur, Herzog von Mecklenburg-Strelitz;[1] 10 October 1888 – 24 August 1908); killed in a duel with his brother-in-law Count George Jametel, defending his sister's honor.[2]

Later life

Following the death of her father-in-law on the 30 May 1904, she became The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz following her husband's ascension to the throne.

Her husband died in 1914 and she becomes Grand Duchess Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, because your moher-in-law was still living. Only after your deth in 1916 that Elisbeh officially became The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

After the death of her eldest son, Grand Duke Adolf Frederick, in 1918 she inherited the 'hunting castle' of Prilvitz.

She died in Neustrelitz on 20 July 1933.

When she died, her castle of Prilvitz was inherited by her surviving children, which were her two adult daughters. Only Marie, elder of these, has progeny to the present day (such as, a sideline of Princes of Lippe)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt

8. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

4. Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt

9. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Homburg

2. Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt

10. Prince Louis Charles of Prussia

5. Princess Frederica of Prussia

11. Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

1. Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt

12. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

6. Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg

13. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

3. Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg

14. Karl, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

7. Princess Amalie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

15. Marie Antoinette Murat

References

The Peerage – Karl Borwin
Erstling, Frank; Frank Saß; Eberhard Schulze (April 2001). "Das Fürstenhaus von Mecklenburg-Strelitz". Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region (in German). Friedland: Steffen. p. 184. ISBN 3-9807532-0-4.

External links

Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

German royalty
Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt House of Ascania Born: 7 September 1857 Died: 20 July 1933
Preceded by Princess Augusta of Cambridge	Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1904–1914	Succeeded by None Monarchy abolished in 1918

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[1] The Peerage – Karl Borwin

[2] Erstling, Frank; Frank Saß; Eberhard Schulze (April 2001). "Das Fürstenhaus von Mecklenburg-Strelitz". Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Beiträge zur Geschichte einer Region (in German). Friedland: Steffen. p. 184. ISBN 3-9807532-0-4.