Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt
Princess Elisabeth Marie Friederike Amalie Agnes von Anhalt ( born September 7, 1857 in Wörlitz; † July 20, 1933 in Neustrelitz ) was a member of the House of Ascanians and by marriage last Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg -Strelitz.
Life
Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of six children of Duke Friedrich I of Anhalt (1831-1904) and his wife Duchess Antoinette (1838-1908), second daughter of Prince Edward of Saxe- Altenburg and his first wife Princess Amalie of Hohenzollern- Sigmaringen. Their paternal grandparents were the Duke Leopold IV Friedrich von Anhalt -Dessau and Princess Friederike of Prussia.
On April 17, 1877 married Princess Elizabeth in Dessau the Hereditary Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg -Strelitz ( 1848-1914 ), only son of Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm and his wife Princess Augusta Caroline of Great Britain. From the joint connecting four children:
- Victoria Marie Antoinette Auguste Luise Karoline Leopoldine (1878-1948)
- Auguste Charlotte Jutta Alexandra Georgine Adolfine (1880-1946)
- Adolf Friedrich VI. Georg Ernst Eduard Albert (1882-1918, suicide )
- Karl Borwin Christian Alexander Arthur (1888-1908 in a duel )
In addition to the social obligations, the Grand Duchess and later Grand Duchess Elisabeth involved in several charitable organizations; a big concern lay in the education and health sector.
Grand Duchess Elizabeth was buried in the royal crypt of St. John Church on Castle Island in Mirow.