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| Princess Hermine | |||||
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| Archduchess of Austria Palatina of Hungary | |||||
| Born | (1797-12-02)2 December 1797 Hoym | ||||
| Died | 14 September 1817(1817-09-14) (aged 19) Budapest | ||||
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| Issue | Archduchess Hermine Amalie Marie Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary | ||||
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| House | Ascania | ||||
| Father | Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym | ||||
| Mother | Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg | ||||
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 theHouse of Ascania and by marriage anArchduchess of Austria.
Born into theAnhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym line of theHouse of Ascania, she was the eldest daughter ofVictor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, and his wife, PrincessAmelia of Nassau-Weilburg. Princess Hermine had three younger sisters:Adelheid,Emma, andIda.
She was married 30 August 1815 atSchaumburg 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 astillborn daughter.
On 24 August 1819, two years after her death, her husband married for a third time to her first cousin,Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg.
Princess Hermine also died in childbirth at the age of 19, after giving birth tofraternal twins. She is buried in the crypt of theRoyal Palais,Budapest,Hungary. The details surrounding the Archduchess's death are recorded as follows:[1]
"The reports from Buda (Vienna) filled His Majesty's court and the entire city of Buda with bitter sorrow. According to these sad reports, the beloved Palatine of the Hungarian Republic, the dear life partner of the Emperor's wife, Hermine, died on the night of the 14th of this month, in the terrible pains of a very painful double birth, after which a female child and then a male child were removed from her by the tools of the midwife's profession. On the day following that night, at half past two in the afternoon, she died... K. doctor András Pfiszterer, surgeon, chief obstetrician and midwife Dr. Birly, and midwife Mrs. Schlick appeared immediately upon the approaching signs of childbirth, and according to their great knowledge and extensive experience, they did everything that can be expected from human assistance."
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