Posted by Cristina on February 2, 2014, 4:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Pss Amália?"
Thank you very much Johan for the details on the life and jewelry of this lady. She must have been a lovely lady since she was so much loved by her people and relatives. No clues on her godparents? I am still puzzled by her second name, as Maria da Glória is obviously not a traditional german name, its a portuguese name.
--Previous Message-- : Amalia Maria da Gloria Augusta of : Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach was the daughter of : Charles Bernhard of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach : (a younger brother of Duke Charles-Edward : who married grandduchess Maria Pavlovna) and : his wife Ida of Saxony-Meiningen a sister of : Queen Adelaide of Great-Britain. : Her father served in the Dutch army and she : like her first cousin Charles-Alexander : married into the Dutch royal family. : Charles-Alexander married princess Sophie of : the Netherlands, the youngest child and only : daughter of king Willem II and Queen Anna : Pavlovna. Amalia married their youngest son : prince Hendrik the sailor of the : Netherlands. After his brother became king : Hendrik acted as stadholder for his brother : in the Grandduchy of Luxembourg and Amalia : was much loved there. Unfortunately the : marriage of Hendrik and Amalia remained : childless. After 19 years of marriage she : died and was deeply mourned by her husband. : In 1878 the prince felt compelled to remarry : to avert the impending succession crisis : with both sons of his brother the king not : marrying and the king making plans to marry : morganatically. Hendrik married princess : Maria of Prussia a sister of the Duchess of : Connaught. A year later he died. His second : marriage also remained childless so the : saphires and diamonds he had inherited from : his mother Anna Pavlovna to be the stars of : his line returned to the main line of the : house. Shortly after his death his nephew : the Prince of Orange died and in the next : four years the two remaining princes of the : House of Orange (nephew Alexander and uncle : Frederik) died as well leaving king Willem : III with his four year old daughter from his : second marriage as his heiress. : : --Previous Message-- : A bit OT but could someone please provide : some : indication as to why was this princess named : Amália Maria da Glória? I could be : completely mistaken but could she be a : godchild of Queen Maria II of Portugal, : whose name (one of many) was Maria da : Glória? : Thanks in advance for any info. : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : : According royaldutchjewels the large bow : brooch was made for Princess Amalia da : Gloria of the Netherlands by using gemstones : inherited by her spouse Prince Hendrik from : his mother Queen Anna Paulovna of the : Netherlands. You have another theory? : : : --Previous Message-- : Interesting how we are all dying to see : Maxima : wear all the historical jewels and now she : has unearthed one of them it's not ok. : Weird. : : Maxima outranks Beatrix, it's as simple as : that. Also, we might think that an : unearthing of a jewel is a terribly : important thing, for the royal ladies it is : not. Maxima has first pick in the collection : now and she chooses what to wear and what : not, however she likes. Also, Beatrix' : brooch is FAR more important (historically : and financially) than the sapphire one : Maxima was wearing. : : Slight correction (not to you, Marianne): : there is no evidence or reason to believe : this brooch was made for Prince Hendrik. : : : : : : :
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