She first met Henry, alongside his brother Alexander on the island of Madeira in 1847. She married Henry in Weimar on 19 May 1853. They divided their time between Walferdange Castle in Luxembourg, where Henry was stadhouder, and the Soestdijk Palace during the summer.
The marriage remained childless but was described as a happy one, with Amalia acting as the confidante, support and adviser of Henry, and as an intermediary during family conflicts.[1] She may have influenced Henry's defense of the independent position of Luxemburg during the conflict of 1866–1870.[2]
As she had been before her marriage, she had a great interest in charity, which made her popular in Luxemburg. It was thanks to her that kindergartens (initiated by Friedrich Fröbel) were introduced into the area.
On her death in 1872 she was buried in the Nieuwe Kerk at Delft. In 1876 the city of Luxembourg unveiled a statue of her in Henry's presence.
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princess, amalia, saxe, weimar, eisenach, amalia, maria, gloria, augusta, march, 1830, 1872, dutch, princess, first, wife, prince, henry, netherlands, king, william, netherlands, princess, amaliaprincess, henry, netherlandsprincess, amalia, young, ageborn, 183. Princess Amalia of Saxe Weimar Eisenach Amalia Maria da Gloria Augusta 20 March 1830 1 May 1872 was a Dutch princess as the first wife of Prince Henry of the Netherlands son of king William II of the Netherlands Princess AmaliaPrincess Henry of the NetherlandsPrincess Amalia at a young ageBorn 1830 03 20 20 March 1830GhentDied1 May 1872 1872 05 01 aged 42 Walferdange LuxembourgBurialNieuwe Kerk DelftSpousePrince Henry of the Netherlands m 1853 wbr NamesAmalia Maria da Gloria AugustaHouseSaxe Weimar EisenachFatherPrince Bernhard of Saxe Weimar EisenachMotherPrincess Ida of Saxe MeiningenReligionLutheranism Contents 1 Life 1 1 Family 1 2 Princess of the Netherlands 2 References 3 AncestryLife editFamily edit She was the daughter of Prince Bernhard of Saxe Weimar Eisenach and Princess Ida of Saxe Meiningen Princess of the Netherlands edit She first met Henry alongside his brother Alexander on the island of Madeira in 1847 She married Henry in Weimar on 19 May 1853 They divided their time between Walferdange Castle in Luxembourg where Henry was stadhouder and the Soestdijk Palace during the summer The marriage remained childless but was described as a happy one with Amalia acting as the confidante support and adviser of Henry and as an intermediary during family conflicts 1 She may have influenced Henry s defense of the independent position of Luxemburg during the conflict of 1866 1870 2 As she had been before her marriage she had a great interest in charity which made her popular in Luxemburg It was thanks to her that kindergartens initiated by Friedrich Frobel were introduced into the area On her death in 1872 she was buried in the Nieuwe Kerk at Delft In 1876 the city of Luxembourg unveiled a statue of her in Henry s presence References edit Mieke van Leeuwen Canneman Amalia van Saksen Weimar in Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland URL http resources huygens knaw nl vrouwenlexicon lemmata data AmaliavanSaksenWeimar 13 January 2014 Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland 17 September 2019 Ancestry editAncestors of Princess Amalia of Saxe Weimar Eisenach16 Ernest Augustus I Duke of Saxe Weimar Eisenach8 Ernest Augustus II Duke of Saxe Weimar Eisenach17 Margravine Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg Bayreuth4 Charles Augustus Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar Eisenach18 Charles I Duke of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel9 Anna Amalia of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel19 Princess Philippine Charlotte of Prussia2 Prince Bernhard of Saxe Weimar Eisenach20 Louis VIII Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt10 Louis IX Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt21 Countess Charlotte of Hanau Lichtenberg5 Louise of Hesse Darmstadt22 Christian III Count Palatine of Zweibrucken11 Caroline of Zweibrucken23 Caroline of Nassau Saarbrucken1 Princess Amalia of Saxe Weimar Eisenach24 Bernhard I Duke of Saxe Meiningen12 Anton Ulrich Duke of Saxe Meiningen25 Elisabeth Eleonore of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel6 George I Duke of Saxe Meiningen26 Charles I Landgrave of Hesse Philippsthal13 Charlotte Amalie of Hesse Philippsthal27 Karoline Christine of Saxe Eisenach3 Ida of Saxe Meiningen28 Louis Prince of Hohenlohe Langenburg14 Prince Christian Albert of Hohenlohe Langenburg29 Eleonore of Nassau Saarbrucken7 Luise Eleonore of Hohenlohe Langenburg30 Prince Frederick Charles of Stolberg Gedern15 Karoline of Stolberg Gedern31 Louise of Nassau Saarbrucken nbsp Media related to Amalia of Saxe Weimar Eisenach at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Princess Amalia of Saxe Weimar Eisenach amp oldid 1157932560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
