Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt

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Elisabeth of Anhalt
1912 portrait photgraph.
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Tenure 30 May 1904 – 11 June 1914
Born (1857-09-07)7 September 1857
Wörlitz, Duchy of Anhalt
Died 20 July 1933(1933-07-20) (aged 75)
Neustrelitz, Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Nazi Germany
Spouse Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (m 17 April 1877)
Issue Marie, Princess Julius Ernst of Lippe
Jutta, Crown Princess of Montenegro
Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Duke Karl Borwin
Full name
Elisabeth Marie Friederike Amelie Agnes
House Ascania
Father Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt
Mother Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg
Religion Lutheranism

Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt (Elisabeth Marie Friederike Amelie Agnes; 7 September 1857 – 20 July 1933) was the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1904 to 1914 as the spouse of Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.


Issue[edit]

  1. Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1878–1948) married Count George Jametel but divorced, married secondly Prince Julius Ernst of Lippe.
  2. Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1880–1946) married Danilo, Crown Prince of Montenegro.
  3. Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1882–1918).
  4. Prince Karl Borwin of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (10 October 1888 – 24 August 1908); killed in a duel with his brother-in-law Count George Jametel.

Titles and styles[edit]

  • 7 September 1857 - April 17, 1877 Her Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt.
  • April 17, 1877 - 30 May 1904 Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
  • 30 May 1904 – 11 June 1914 Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.



Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt
Born: 7 September 1857 Died: 20 July 1933
German royalty
Preceded by Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
30 May 1904 – 11 June 1914
Succeeded by
None
Monarchy abolished in 1918