Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (German: Prinzessin Hermine Amalie Marie von Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym; 2 December 1797 – 14 September 1817) was by birth a princess of the House of Ascania and by marriage an Archduchess of Austria.

Princess Hermine
Archduchess Joseph of Austria
Born(1797-12-02)2 December 1797
Hoym
Died14 September 1817(1817-09-14) (aged 19)
Budapest
SpouseArchduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
IssueArchduchess Hermine Amalie Marie
Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary
Names
German: Hermine Amalie Marie
HouseAscania
FatherVictor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
MotherAmelia of Nassau-Weilburg

Family

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She was the eldest daughter of Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, and Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg. Hermine had three younger sisters: Adelheid, Emma, and Ida.

Marriage

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She was married 30 August 1815 at Schaumburg Castle. The princess was just 17 years old when she married the 39-year-old archduke. Archduke Joseph had no male heirs, since his first wife, Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, died giving birth to a stillborn daughter.

Princess Hermine also died in childbirth at the age of 19, after giving birth to fraternal twins. Both of her children died unmarried and without issue. On 24 August 1819, her husband married for a third time to her first cousin, Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg.

Issue

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Ancestry

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References

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  • C. Arnold McNaughton: The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 388. Hereinafter cited as The Book of Kings.
  • Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd: Burke's Royal Families of the World, Volume 1: Europe & Latin America (London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1977), page 22. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Royal Families of the World, Volume 1.