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{{short description|Anhaltian princess (1839-1926)}}
{{Infobox royalty
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Princess Hilda
| name = Princess Hilda
| image = File:Crop from Prinzessin Hilda Charlotte von Anhalt-Dessau (cropped).jpg
| image = File:Crop from Prinzessin Hilda Charlotte von Anhalt-Dessau (cropped).jpg
| caption = Hilda around 1865
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1839|12|13}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1839|12|13}}
| birth_place = [[Dessau]], [[Anhalt-Dessau|Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau]]
| birth_place = [[Dessau]], [[Anhalt-Dessau]], [[German Confederation]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1926|12|22|1839|12|13}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1926|12|22|1839|12|13}}
| death_place = [[Dessau]]
| death_place = [[Dessau]], [[Germany]]
| father = [[Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau]]
| father = [[Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau]]
| mother = [[Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel|Princess Marie Luise of Hesse-Kassel]]
| mother = [[Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel|Princess Marie Luise of Hesse-Kassel]]
| house = [[House of Ascania|Ascania]]}}
| house = [[House of Ascania|Ascania]]}}
'''Princess Hilda of Anhalt-Dessau''' (13 December 1839<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/almanachdegotha00unse_92/page/3/mode/1up|title=Almanach de Gotha for 1914. Anhalt|date=1914|publisher=[[Almanach de Gotha]] |page=3|language=fr}}</ref> – 22 December 1926) was a member of the [[House of Ascania]] by birth. She was a leader in the Dessau of the Deutscher Krieger-Hilfsbund (German War Auxiliary Corps).
'''Princess Hilda of Anhalt-Dessau''' (13 December 1839<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/almanachdegotha00unse_92/page/3/mode/1up|title=Almanach de Gotha for 1914 |chapter=Anhalt|date=1914|series=[[Almanach de Gotha]] |page=3|language=fr}}</ref> – 22 December 1926) was a member of the [[House of Ascania]] by birth. She was a leader in the Dessau of the Deutscher Krieger-Hilfsbund (German War Auxiliary Corps).

== Biography ==
== Biography ==
She was the third child of the marriage formed by the prince [[Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau]] and the princess [[Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel]]. Her priest was his son [[Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau]] and his wife was [[Princess Amalie of Hesse-Homburg]]. For her part, her mother was the daughter of prince [[Prince William of Hesse-Kassel]] and his wife, [[Princess Charlotte of Denmark]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch für die Herzogthümer Anhalt-Dessau und Anhalt-Köthen: 1851|url=https://books .google.es/books?id=OI4AAAAAcAAJ&hl=es&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch für die Herzogthümer Anhalt-Dessau und Anhalt-Köthen|page=6|language=of}}</ref>
She was the third child of the marriage of [[Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau]] and [[Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel]]. Her father was the son of [[Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau]] and [[Princess Amalie of Hesse-Homburg]], and her mother was the daughter of [[Prince William of Hesse-Kassel]] and his wife, [[Princess Charlotte of Denmark]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch für die Herzogthümer Anhalt-Dessau und Anhalt-Köthen: 1851| date=1851 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OI4AAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA6|publisher=Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch für die Herzogthümer Anhalt-Dessau und Anhalt-Köthen|page=6}}</ref>


She is one of the sister mayors who contradicted marriage with German princes:
She is one of the sisters who contracted marriages with German princes:


# [[Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau|Adelheid-Marie]] (1833-1916), married in 1851 to [[Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Adolphe]], last Duke of Nassau and later, first Grand Duke of Luxembourg. From her descends the current Grand Ducal House of Luxembourg.
# [[Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau|Adelheid-Marie]] (1833–1916), married in 1851 to [[Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Adolphe]], last Duke of Nassau and later, first Grand Duke of Luxembourg. From her descends the current Grand Ducal House of Luxembourg.
# [[Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau|Bathildis Amalgunde]] (1837-1902), married on May 30, 1862 to prince [[Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe]], son of [[George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe]]<nowiki/>e. The married mayor, [[Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe]], married [[William II of Württemberg]], the last king of Wurtemberg.
# [[Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau|Bathildis Amalgunde]] (1837–1902), married on May 30, 1862, to prince [[Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe]], son of [[George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe]]<nowiki/>e. The married mayor, [[Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe]], married [[William II of Württemberg]], the last king of Wurtemberg.


Along with her mother and some of her sisters, she went on several trips around Europe. For example, in 1884, Hilda, her mother and Bathildis, met in [[Florence]] where they coincided with the family of her cousin the [[Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge]], including her daughter [[Queen Mary|Princess Victoria Mary of Teck]], who with at that time she would be later be queen consort of the United Kingdom.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|name=James|linkauthor=James Pope-Hennessy|title=[[Queen Mary (book)| Queen Mary]]|url=https://archive.org/details/queenmary18671950000pope|url-access=registration|fechaacceso=|año=1959|editorial=|isbn=|editor=|ubicación=|pagina=[https:/ /archive.org/details/queenmary18671950000pope/page/121 121]|language=en|chapter=Book I. Princess May. Chapter five. Exile to Florence.}}</ref> In 1890, together with his sister Batilde, they visited the bathing station in [[Bad Kissingen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.badkissingen.de/media /www.badkissingen.de/org/med_18400/121199_bahnhof_sgi_2019_k3.pdf|title=Der Fürstensaal im Bahnhof Bad Kissingen|language=de}}</ref>
Along with her mother and some of her sisters, she went on several trips around Europe. For example, in 1884, Hilda, her mother and Bathildis, went to [[Florence]] where they met with the family of her cousin the [[Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge|Duchess of Teck]], including her daughter [[Mary, Queen of the United Kingdom|Princess Victoria Mary of Teck]], who would be later be queen consort of the United Kingdom.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|first=James |last=Pope-Hennessy |authorlink=James Pope-Hennessy|title=Queen Mary, 1867-1953 |url=https://archive.org/details/queenmary18671950000pope |url-access=registration |date=1959|isbn= |editor= |page=121 |language=en|chapter=Book I. Princess May. Chapter five. Exile to Florence.}}</ref> In 1890, together with her sister Bathildis, they visited the bathing station in [[Bad Kissingen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.badkissingen.de/media/www.badkissingen.de/org/med_18400/121199_bahnhof_sgi_2019_k3.pdf|title=Der Fürstensaal im Bahnhof Bad Kissingen|language=de}}</ref>


In 1905 she was his lady of the company (hofdame) the baroness von Heynitz.<ref>{{Cite news|title=[Fremden-Liste]|url=https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno ?aid=afl&datum=19050913&query=%22Hilda+v.+Anhalt%22&ref=anno-search&seite=1|closes=13 September 1905|periódico=Altausseer Fremdenliste}}</ref>
In 1905 her lady-in-waiting (hofdame) was the baroness von Heynitz.<ref>{{Cite news|title=[Fremden-Liste]|url=https://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=afl&datum=19050913&query=%22Hilda+v.+Anhalt%22&ref=anno-search&seite=1|date=13 September 1905|journal=Altausseer Fremdenliste}}</ref>


During the First World War she participated as leader in the Dessau of the Deutscher Krieger-Hilfsbund (German War Auxiliary Corps). This organization was dedicated to providing aid to German soldiers returning from the front in a precarious situation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.profilm.de/dokumente/Kriegerhilfe.htm|title= Deutscher Krieger-Hilfsbund - Versorgung kr�egsbedingt verartter Soldaten|fechaacceso=2023-08-25|apellido=decker|name=horst|sitioweb=www.profilm.de|idioma=de}}</ref>
During the First World War she participated as leader in Dessau of the Deutscher Krieger-Hilfsbund (German War Auxiliary Corps). This organization was dedicated to providing aid to German soldiers returning from the front in a precarious situation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.profilm.de/dokumente/Kriegerhilfe.htm|title= Deutscher Krieger-Hilfsbund - Versorgung kriegsbedingt verarmter Soldaten|access-date=2023-08-25|last=Decker|first=Horst|website=www.profilm.de|language=de}}</ref>

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Hilda never married and died in [[Dessau]] in 1926 aged 87.


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Hilda never entered into a marriage and died in [[Dessau]] in 1926.
==Ancestry==
==Ancestry==
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== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 27 August 2024

Princess Hilda
Hilda around 1865
Born(1839-12-13)13 December 1839
Dessau, Anhalt-Dessau, German Confederation
Died22 December 1926(1926-12-22) (aged 87)
Dessau, Germany
HouseAscania
FatherPrince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau
MotherPrincess Marie Luise of Hesse-Kassel

Princess Hilda of Anhalt-Dessau (13 December 1839[1] – 22 December 1926) was a member of the House of Ascania by birth. She was a leader in the Dessau of the Deutscher Krieger-Hilfsbund (German War Auxiliary Corps).

Biography

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She was the third child of the marriage of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau and Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel. Her father was the son of Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau and Princess Amalie of Hesse-Homburg, and her mother was the daughter of Prince William of Hesse-Kassel and his wife, Princess Charlotte of Denmark.[2]

She is one of the sisters who contracted marriages with German princes:

  1. Adelheid-Marie (1833–1916), married in 1851 to Adolphe, last Duke of Nassau and later, first Grand Duke of Luxembourg. From her descends the current Grand Ducal House of Luxembourg.
  2. Bathildis Amalgunde (1837–1902), married on May 30, 1862, to prince Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe, son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippee. The married mayor, Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe, married William II of Württemberg, the last king of Wurtemberg.

Along with her mother and some of her sisters, she went on several trips around Europe. For example, in 1884, Hilda, her mother and Bathildis, went to Florence where they met with the family of her cousin the Duchess of Teck, including her daughter Princess Victoria Mary of Teck, who would be later be queen consort of the United Kingdom.[3] In 1890, together with her sister Bathildis, they visited the bathing station in Bad Kissingen.[4]

In 1905 her lady-in-waiting (hofdame) was the baroness von Heynitz.[5]

During the First World War she participated as leader in Dessau of the Deutscher Krieger-Hilfsbund (German War Auxiliary Corps). This organization was dedicated to providing aid to German soldiers returning from the front in a precarious situation.[6]

Hilda never married and died in Dessau in 1926 aged 87.

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ "Anhalt". Almanach de Gotha for 1914. Almanach de Gotha (in French). 1914. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch für die Herzogthümer Anhalt-Dessau und Anhalt-Köthen: 1851". Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch für die Herzogthümer Anhalt-Dessau und Anhalt-Köthen. 1851. p. 6.
  3. ^ Pope-Hennessy, James (1959). "Book I. Princess May. Chapter five. Exile to Florence.". Queen Mary, 1867-1953. p. 121.
  4. ^ "Der Fürstensaal im Bahnhof Bad Kissingen" (PDF) (in German).
  5. ^ "[Fremden-Liste]". Altausseer Fremdenliste. 13 September 1905.
  6. ^ Decker, Horst. "Deutscher Krieger-Hilfsbund - Versorgung kriegsbedingt verarmter Soldaten". www.profilm.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-08-25.
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