Princess Amelie of Fürstenberg

Marie Amélie, Duchess of Ratibor, Princess of Corvey, Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (née Princess Amélie of Fürstenberg; 12 February 1821 – 17 January 1899), was the consort of Victor I, Duke of Ratibor.

Amélie
Duchess of Ratibor, Princess of Corvey, Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Born	(1821-02-12)12 February 1821 Donaueschingen, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
Died	17 January 1899(1899-01-17) (aged 77) Schloss Rauden, Rudy, Upper Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia
Spouse	Victor I, Duke of Ratibor ​ ​ (m. 1845; died 1893)​
Issue	Princess Amelia Viktor II, Duke of Ratibor Prince Franz Princess Elisabeth Prince Egon Princess Marie Prince Maximilian Prince Ernst Prince Karl Egon Princess Margaret
House	Fürstenberg
Father	Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg
Mother	Amalie of Baden

Biography

Princess Amelie of Fürstenberg was born on 12 February 1821 in Donaueschingen as the third child of Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg, and Princess Amalie of Baden.

On 19 April 1845 she married Victor I, Duke of Ratibor, at Donaueschingen.^[1] They had ten children:^{[citation needed]}

• Princess Amelia of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (3 October 1846 – 25 August 1847)
• Viktor II, Duke of Ratibor (6 September 1847 – 9 August 1923); married in 1867 Countess Maria Breunner-Enkevoirth, had issue.
• Prince Franz of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (6 April 1849 – 27 May 1925)
• Princess Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (27 February 1851 – 5 October 1928)
• Prince Egon of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (4 January 1853 – 10 February 1896); married in 1885 Princess Leopoldine of Lobkowicz, had issue.
• Princess Marie of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (27 June 1854 – 29 May 1928)
• Prince Maximilian of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (9 February 1856 – 12 January 1924); married in 1882 Countess Franziska Grimaud d'Orsay, had issue.
• Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (10 Nov 1857 – 25 February 1891)
• Prince Karl Egon of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (7 July 1860 – 4 June 1940)
• Princess Margaret of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (3 June 1863 – 4 June 1940)

She died on 17 January 1899 at Schloss Rauden.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Amelie of Fürstenberg

8. Charles Egon I, Prince of Fürstenberg 4. Charles Aloys, Prince of Fürstenberg 9. Countess Maria Josepha von Sternberg 2. Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg 10. Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis 5. Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis 11. Princess Maria Henriette Josepha of Fürstenberg 1. Princess Amelie of Fürstenberg 12. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach 6. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden 13. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz 3. Princess Amalie of Baden 14. Baron Ludwig Heinrich Geyer von Geyersberg 7. Baroness Caroline Louise Geyer von Geyersberg 15. Countess Maximiliana Christiane von Sponeck

References

1. "Digitale Bibliothek - Münchener Digitalisierungszentrum". Daten.digitale-sammlungen.de. Retrieved 25 June 2019.