Princess Amelie of Fürstenberg explained

Amélie
Duchess of Ratibor, Princess of Corvey, Princess of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
House:	Fürstenberg
Father:	Charles Egon II, Prince of Fürstenberg
Mother:	Amalie of Baden
Birth Date:	12 February 1821
Birth Place:	Donaueschingen, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
Death Place:	Schloss Rauden, Rudy, Upper Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia

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.

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:

• 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Digitale Bibliothek - Münchener Digitalisierungszentrum. Daten.digitale-sammlungen.de. 25 June 2019.