A wealthy aristocrat and head of a small german principality, saxe. Adelaide of saxemeiningen the good queen history of. Adelaide was born on august 1792 at meiningen, germany, the eldest child of george i, duke of. So progressive, in fact, that as of adelaide s birth, there was not a law dictating male primogeniture, though that was changed when bernhard was born. But for a little while, princess elizabeth of clarence, the daughter of the duke of clarence later william iv and adelaide of saxemeiningen was ahead of her in the succession. Georg was the only son of bernhard ii, duke of saxemeiningen and his wife princess marie frederica of hessekassel.
Her parents believed in education for girls as well as boys, and meiningen was decidedly progressive compared to many of its neighborstates. When prince bernhard of saxeweimareisenach came to meiningen in search of a wife, duchess luise eleonore hoped that he would choose the elder and plain adelaide. But it was the younger and prettier princess ida who accepted the princes offer of marriage, which took place in may 1816. So progressive, in fact, that as of adelaides birth, there was not a law dictating male primogeniture, though that was changed when bernhard was born. Adelaide of saxemeiningen archives history of royal women. Adelaide of saxemeiningen was born on th august 1792, and was. Precocious and intelligent, vickys education was supervised closely by her parents, and her governess taught her to read and write before she was five. Georg ii was duke of saxemeiningen from 1866 until his death in 1914. Princess charlotte of clarence simple english wikipedia. She was titled princess adelaide of saxemeiningen, duchess in saxony with the style serene highness from her birth until the congress of vienna 181415, when the entire house of wettin was raised to the style of highness.
Adelaide louisa theresa caroline amelia in german adelheid luise therese karoline amalie was born in the elisabethenburg palace in meiningen now in germany on august, 1792. Hdsh princess adelaide of saxemeiningen adelaide louise theresa caroline amelia. She was also taught french, german, and latin at an early. Adelaide of saxemeiningen was the queen consort of the united kingdom and of hanover as spouse of william iv of the united kingdom. Adelaide of saxemeiningen adelaide louise theresa caroline amelia. George ii, born april 2, 1826, meiningen, saxemeiningen now in germanydied june 25, 1914, bad wildungen, waldeck, duke of saxemeiningen, theatrical director and designer who developed many of the basic principles of modern acting and stage design a wealthy aristocrat and head of a small german principality, saxemeiningen early studied art and in 1866 established his own court. Adelaide o saxemeiningen adelheid amalie luise therese caroline. His birth on 2 april 1826 was met with great relief as the succession to the duchy was in jeopardy due to a lack of male heirs in the family. Adelaide of saxemeiningen 1792 1849 totally timelines. Adelaide of saxemeiningen the good queen history of royal. She lost her father when she was just ten years old, and her mother acted as regent for her younger brother. Adelaide began as a british outpost in 1836, taking its name from adelaide of saxemeiningen, queen consort to king william iv, and earning the nickname city of churches. Princess charlotte of clarence born on 27 march 1819, hanover.
Queen of william iv queen of william iv and eldest daughter of george, duke of saxecoburg meiningen. Genealogy for sven hans of saxemeiningen 1903 1998 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Adelaide of saxemeiningen was born on august 1792 at meiningen. Adelaide, the capital city of south australia, is named after her. It was one of the first companies in which the importance of the director was stressed. As of 2012 the head of the ducal house of saxemeiningen, prince konrad born 1952, has no children, so the representation of his house will pass to prince constantin born 1980, son of his half brother friedrich ernst 19352004 citation needed. Bernhard ii, duke of saxemeiningen 1800 1882, married marie frederica of hessekassel, had two children. Adelheids father prince frederick was a younger son of george ii of saxemeiningen by his second wife feodora of hohenlohe.
You can support us by purchasing something through our amazonurl, thanks. The tragic death of princess elizabeth of clarence. Queen adelaide of saxemeiningen stanmore tourist board. Georg ii, duke of saxemeiningen, 2 april 1826 25 june 1914, georg ii. Prince ernst bernhard of saxemeiningen 27 september 185929 december 1941 he married katharina jensen on 20. Princess adelaide adi of saxemeiningen adelaide erna caroline marie elisabeth.
It starts in the sphere of prussia and will most likely be annexed by the formation of ngf. Amalie adelheid louise therese caroline or adelaide of saxemeiningen was born on august 1792 as the daughter of george i, duke of saxemeiningen. Adelaide of saxemeiningen 17 may 1768 7 august 1821 adelaide of saxemeiningen was born on august 1792 at meiningen, in thuringia, she was the daughter of george i, duke of saxemeiningen and his wife luise eleonore of hohenlohelangenburg, daughter of prince christian of. Meiningen company german theatrical troupe britannica.
Adelaide of saxemeiningen 17921849, queen consort of the united kingdom and of hanover, spouse of william iv georg ii, duke of saxemeiningen 18661914 all content from kiddle encyclopedia articles including the article images and facts can be freely used under attributionsharealike license, unless stated otherwise. Adelaide was born on august 1792 at meiningen, thuringia, germany. Adelaide was born on august 1792 at meiningen, thuringia, germany, the eldest child of george i, duke of saxemeiningen. Prince frederick johann of saxemeiningen 12 october 186123 august 1914 he married countess adelaide.
Media in category princess adelaide of saxemeiningen the following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Anxious to escape from her parents house, charly basically married the first prince to come along, her brothers friend bernard of saxemeiningen in 1879 and was a mother the next year. Saxemeiningen sided with austria in the prussianaustria war resulting in bernard abdicating on 20 september 1866 in favour of his son georg who made peace with prussia. Adelaide was the daughter of george i, duke of saxemeiningen, luise eleonore of hohenlohelangenburg.
She had four younger siblings elizabeth of clarence, two stillborn brothers and a stillborn sibling of unknown sex. Aug 3, 2015 adelaide of saxemeiningen adelaide amelia louise theresa caroline. Juni 1914, historisch, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century digitale reproduktion einer originalvorlage aus dem 19. In 1803, adelaides father died and his heir, only three years old, had his government held by his mother with support from his grandmother. She was a german princess, born princess adelheid of saxemeiningen. King william ivs former wife queen consort adelaides aunt in law was princess charlotte of saxemeiningen king william ivs former father in law was georg i, duke of saxemeiningen king william ivs former mother in law was princess luise of hohenlohelangenburg king william ivs former stepmother in law was princess philippine of saxe. Saxemeiningen is a north german minor cabable of forming north german federation and germany. Adelaide of saxemeiningen was queen consort of the united kingdom and queen consort of hanover as the wife of king william iv. Gde i know that i was thinking and shoulda put of course that they were all descended from george ii which is where they must have got the dodgy gene. Meiningen company, german meininger hoftheatertruppe meiningen court theatre troupe, experimental acting group begun in 1866 and directed by george ii, duke of saxemeiningen, and his morganatic wife, the actress ellen franz.
Born victoria adelaide mary louise, the eldest child of queen victoria and prince albert. Saxemeiningen was a small state, covering about 423 square miles 1,100 km2. The new baby was her maternal grandparents first grandchild. In 1905 its population of 268,916 included 4870 catholics 2 percent, 262,283 evangelicals, and 1276 jews. Nowadays its population is far more diverse, and people from all cultures and walks of life call it home. Born in meiningen, thuringia, germany, on august, 1792. Prior to becoming queen, she was known as her royal highness the duchess of clarence.
Adelaide of saxemeiningen the good queen march 15, 2017 moniek 0. Queen adelaide princess adelaide of saxemeiningen by sir william beechey oil on canvas, circa 1831 36 in. Adelaide of saxemeiningen 17921849 queen of england. Adelaide was the daughter of george i, duke of saxemeiningen, and luise eleonore of hohenlohelangenburg. Known within the family as vicky, the young princess was doted on by her parents and enjoyed an idyllic childhood in the royal familys numerous comfortable homes.
Adelaide of saxemeiningen found a gravefound a grave. Adelaide was the daughter of george i, duke of saxemeiningen, and luise eleonore, daughter of prince christian of. Amalie adelheid louise therese caroline or adelaide of saxemeiningen was born on august 1792 as the daughter of george i, duke of saxemeiningen, and luise eleonore of hohenlohelangenburg. From the french form of the germanic name adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal noble and heid kind, sort, type. As we know, the duke of kent was successful in this, with the birth of victoria in 1819. Princess charlotte o clarence 27 mairch 1819 died a few hours after being baptised, in hanover. The example of adelaide of saxemeiningen rebecca starr brown. The untimely death of princess charlotte, the daughter of george, prince regent, in 1817 prompted the unmarried sons of george iii to find brides in order to beget legitimate heirs to throne. The duchy of saxemeiningen was one of the ernestine duchies the dukes were never very important in forming the history of europe, and unlike their relative in the duchy of saxecoburg and gotha never set out to form a long lasting dynasty like all of the german monarchies the duchy became part of the weimar republic after world war i in the reshuffle of ernestine territories after the. Charly had no liking at all for pregnancy and the crimp in caused in. Meiningen article about meiningen by the free dictionary. Manufactures include textiles, paper, and metal products.
It was borne in the 10th century by saint adelaide, the wife of the holy roman emperor otto the great. It is easily confused with the other north german countries saxecoburggotha and saxeweimar. Wild mage, pure mage, spellbook, staff, wand, jobs are. He was born in meiningen, duchy of saxemeiningen, now in thuringia, germany, on april 2, 1826, the only son of bernhard ii, duke of saxemeiningen and. See more ideas about adelaide, king william iv, queen. Victoria adelaide, eldest child of queen victoria and her husband prince albert, was born in buckingham palace on november 21, 1840. Princess feodora was born on 12 may 1879 as the only child of bernhard, hereditary prince of saxemeiningen, and his wife princess charlotte of prussia, herself the eldest daughter of german crown prince frederick and crown princess victoria. The example of adelaide of saxemeiningen rebecca starr. It was the capital of the duchy of saxemeiningen saxe. She was the oldest daughter of william iv of the united kingdom and his wife adelaide. Adelaide of saxemeiningen, queen of the united kingdom. She was the elder daughter and first child of georg i, duke of saxemeiningen and princess luise eleanore of.
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