Anna Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Dessau
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Anna Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Dessau (b. Dessau
, 13 June 1715 - d. Dessau, 2 April 1780), was a German princess of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Dessau
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She was the third (but second surviving) daughter of Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
, by his morganatic wife Anna Louise Föse.
for her residence in 1742. The princess, who remained unmarried all her life, began renovations on her new home with an architect from the Saxon school. From 1757 she spent her summers in the new Schloss Mosigkau.
Her talent in finances became renowned when her brother Maurice allowed her control over the administration of his household and possessions during the period of his fatal war injury in 1759.
In the year of her death, Anna Wilhelmine ordered the establishment of a "Noble lady's convent" (German: Hochadligen Fräuleinstiftes) in Schloss Mosigkau. The convent existed until 1945. Since then the Schloss has been accessible as a museum.
Dessau
Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 .-Geography:...
, 13 June 1715 - d. Dessau, 2 April 1780), was a German princess of the House of Ascania from the Anhalt-Dessau
Anhalt-Dessau
Anhalt-Dessau was a principality and later a duchy located in Germany. It was created in 1396 following the partition of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. The capital of the state was Dessau. Anhalt-Dessau experienced a number of partitions throughout its existence with Anhalt-Köthen being...
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She was the third (but second surviving) daughter of Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Dessau. He was also a Generalfeldmarschall in the Prussian army...
, by his morganatic wife Anna Louise Föse.
Life
As the favorite child of her father, Anna Wilhelmine was given the Gut Mosigkau near DessauDessau
Dessau is a town in Germany on the junction of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it is part of the merged town Dessau-Roßlau. Population of Dessau proper: 77,973 .-Geography:...
for her residence in 1742. The princess, who remained unmarried all her life, began renovations on her new home with an architect from the Saxon school. From 1757 she spent her summers in the new Schloss Mosigkau.
Her talent in finances became renowned when her brother Maurice allowed her control over the administration of his household and possessions during the period of his fatal war injury in 1759.
In the year of her death, Anna Wilhelmine ordered the establishment of a "Noble lady's convent" (German: Hochadligen Fräuleinstiftes) in Schloss Mosigkau. The convent existed until 1945. Since then the Schloss has been accessible as a museum.