| Princess Frederica | |
| Duchess consort of Anhalt-Dessau | |
| Spouse: | Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau |
| Issue: | Princess Auguste of Anhalt-Dessau Agnes, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg Frederick I, Duke of Anhalt Maria Anna, Princess Friedrich Karl of Prussia |
| Full Name: | German Friederike Luise Wilhelmine Amalie |
| House: | Hohenzollern |
| Father: | Prince Louis Charles of Prussia |
| Mother: | Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Birth Date: | 30 September 1796 |
| Birth Place: | Berlin |
| Death Place: | Dessau |
Princess Frederica of Prussia (30 September 1796 - 1 January 1850) was a daughter of Prince Louis Charles of Prussia and Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.[1] She was a member of the House of Hohenzollern. By her marriage to Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau, she would become Duchess consort of Anhalt-Dessau.
Frederica was the youngest child and only daughter of Prince Louis Charles of Prussia and his wife Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Her father was a younger son of Frederick William II of Prussia. Due to her mother's later marriages, Frederica would have many half-siblings, including George V of Hanover.
On 18 April 1818, Frederica married Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt-Dessau in Berlin.[1] [2] They had been engaged since 17 May 1816, as the connection had already been arranged by the Prussian court. This dynastic connection was an expression of Leopold's pro-Prussian policies.
They had six children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Fredericka Amalie Auguste | 28 November 1819 | 11 December 1822 | |
| 24 June 1824 | 23 October 1897 | married on 28 April 1853 to Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. | |
| A son | 3 August 1825 | 3 August 1825 | he was either stillborn or died shortly after the birth. |
| A son | 3 November 1827 | 3 November 1827 | he was either stillborn or died shortly after the birth. |
| 29 April 1831 | 24 January 1904 | married on 22 April 1854 to Princess Antoinette of Saxe-Altenburg. | |
| 14 September 1837 | 12 May 1906 | married on 29 November 1854 to Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia. | |
Frederica died on 1 January 1850 in Dessau.[1] [2] Leopold would die 21 years later, on 22 May 1871.