Charlotte of Nassau-Schaumburg


Charlotte of Nassau-Dillenburg-Schaumburg of Anhalt-Bernburg-Hoym was the wife of Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym, a German prince of the House of Ascania.

Life

Charlotte of Nassau-Dillenburg-Schaumburg was born on 25 September 1672 in Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany. She was heiress to the County of Holzappel and Lordship of Schaumburg and the youngest of three surviving daughters of Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg. Charlotte was declared the sole heiress of the County of Holzappel and the Lordship of Schaumburg.
By a contract made on 1 September 1690 between Victor Amadeus, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg and Elisabeth Charlotte Melander, Countess of Holzappel, Charlotte was betrothed to Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Zeitz-Hoym The marriage was performed in Schaumburg on 12 April 1692. They had five children:
She died, aged 27, on 31 January 1700, and is interred in the church of Saint Aegidien in Bernburg, Germany.