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Victor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (Schaumburg, 7 September 1693 – Schaumburg, 15 April 1772), was a German prince of the House of Ascania who belonged to a cadet branch of the princely house of Anhalt-Bernburg.
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Victor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym | |||||
| Born | 7 September 1693 Schaumburg | ||||
| Died | 15 April 1772 (aged 78) Schaumburg | ||||
| Spouse | Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein Hedwig Sophie Henckel of Donnersmarck | ||||
| Issue | Victoria Charlotte, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Louise Amalie Lebrecht Christian, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Karl Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Franz Adolph Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Sophie Charlotte Ernestine, Princess of Isenburg-Birstein Victor Amadeus Hedwig Auguste George Augustus | ||||
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| House | Ascania | ||||
| Father | Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym | ||||
| Mother | Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg | ||||
Through his mother, he inherited the County of Holzappel and Lordship of Schaumburg and founded the cadet branch of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym.
Victor was born at Schaumburg Castle on 7 September 1693 as the eldest son of Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym by his first wife Princess Charlotte of Nassau-Dillenburg-Schaumburg, heiress of the County of Holzappel and Lordship of Schaumburg as a daughter of Elisabeth Charlotte, Countess of Holzappel in her marriage with Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg.
The death of his mother in 1700 made Victor Amadeus Adolph the heir apparent of Holzappel and Schaumburg under the terms of a contract made between his paternal grandfather and namesake Prince Victor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg and his maternal grandmother Countess Elisabeth Charlotte. When the Countess died in 1707, Victor Amadeus Adolph succeeded her as Count of Holzappel and Schaumburg.
When his father died in 1727, Victor Amadeus Adolph succeeded him as "Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym," but shortly after changed the name of his principality to "Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym."
In Birstein on 22 November 1714 Victor Amadeus Adolph married firstly with Countess Charlotte Louise of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (b. Büdingen, 31 July 1680 - d. Schaumburg, 2 January 1739), daughter of Wilhelm Moritz, Count of Isenburg-Büdingen-Birstein (1657-1711) and his first wife, Countess Anna Amalie of Isenburg-Büdingen-Wächtersbach (1653-1700). She was fourteen years older than he was; nevertheless, the union produced six children:
In Pölzig on 14 February 1740 Victor Amadeus Adolph married for a second time to Countess Hedwig Sophie Henckel of Donnersmarck (b. Oderberg, 7 May 1717 - d. Diez, 21 February 1795), daughter of Count Wenzel Louis Henckel of Donnersmarck (1680-1734) and his wife, Countess Hedwig Charlotte of Solms-Baruth (1678-1734). The Henckel von Donnersmarck family were an old family in Silesia only raised in 1651 to the rank of counts;[1] in consequence, this marriage was on the verge of being considered morganatic. In the end, the union was nonetheless considered equal by the rest of the House of Anhalt.[1] They had six children:
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