Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Amalia Maria da Gloria Augusta of Saxe -Weimar- Eisenach ( born May 20, 1830 Ghent, † May 1, 1872 in Walferdingen ), was a princess of Saxe -Weimar- Eisenach Duchess of Saxony and by marriage Princess of the Netherlands. Amalia was worshiped in Luxembourg, where her husband served as governor as mother of the nation.

Life

Amalia was the youngest child of the Duke Bernhard of Saxe- Weimar -Eisenach (1792-1862) from his marriage with Ida (1794-1852), daughter of Duke George I of Saxe- Meiningen. She was a niece of Queen Adelaide of Great Britain.

She married on 19 May 1853 in Weimar, Prince Henry of the Netherlands ( 1820-1879 ). Henry was the younger son of King William II of the Netherlands, his sister Sophie was married afterwards the Grand Duke Karl Alexander of Saxe- Weimar -Eisenach since 1842. The close connection of the two houses made ​​later Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst for aspirants to the Dutch throne.

Amalia's husband was governor of Luxembourg since 1849. 1867 Amalia traveled on a diplomatic mission on behalf of the Dutch King and her husband to her relatives Tsar Alexander II to Saint Petersburg. Here they sought the support of the Tsar against the annexation intentions of France in the Luxembourg crisis. After the dismantling of the fortress and the withdrawal of the Prussian troops, the independence of Luxembourg was recognized in the same year in the London conference at last.

Amalie was awarded the Grand Cross of the Russian St. Catherine's Order in diamonds. Their marriage was childless. She was active in charitable and led the nurseries along the lines of Friedrich Froebel in Luxembourg. Amalia is buried in the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft.

The Avenue Amélie and Amalienpark in Luxembourg and the Amaliastraat in The Hague are named after her. A monument by Amalia in the city park of Luxembourg was inaugurated as the first public monument in Luxembourg in 1876.

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