Anna Reuss of Köstritz

Anna Reuss of Köstritz
Born	(1837-01-09)9 January 1837 Dresden
Died	2 February 1907(1907-02-02) (aged 70) Wernigerode
Noble family	House of Reuss
Spouse(s)	Otto of Stolberg-Wernigerode
Father	Henry LXIII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
Mother	Countess Caroline of Stolberg-Wernigerode

Princess Anna Elizabeth Reuss of Köstritz (9 January 1837 in Dresden – 2 February 1907 in Wernigerode), was a princess of Reuss by birth and by marriage countess, and after 1890 princess, of Stolberg-Wernigerode.

Life

Anna was the daughter of Prince Henry LXIII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (1786–1841) and his second wife Countess Caroline of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1806–1899).

Anna spent her childhood at Staniszów Castle in Silesia. She was artistically talented and in 1862 she went to Berlin, where she received painting and music lessons and met Count Otto of Stolberg-Wernigerode, whom she married on 22 August 1863 at Staniszów Castle.

In 1890 her husband was raised to Prince of Stolberg-Wernigerode. His political rise allowed a major expansion of Wernigerode Castle, which lasted from 1862 to 1893. The castle was restructured in a historicistic style; Anna was creatively involved in this endeavour. She and her daughters and daughters-in-law created the eight large tapestries in the Castle Church.

Anna also wrote numerous plays and poems. The best known among these are "Jagd am Hubertustag" and "Holtemme".

Issue

From her marriage to Otto, Anna had 7 children:

• Christian Ernest (1864–1940), Prince of Stolberg-Wernigerode

married in 1891 Countess Marie of Castell-Rüdenhausen (1864–1942)

• Elizabeth (1866–1928)

married in 1885 Count Constantin of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1843–1905)

• Hermann (1867–1913)

married in 1910 princess Dorothea of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1883–1942), daughter of Hermann of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich

• William (1870–1932)

married in 1910 Princess Elizabeth of Erbach-Schönberg (1883–1966)

• Henry (1871–1874)
• Marie (1872–1950)

married in 1902 Count William of Solms-Laubach (1861–1936)

• Emma (1875–1956)

married in 1894 Prince Charles of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1866–1920)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Anna Reuss of Köstritz

16. Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Köstritz 8. Heinrich IX, Count Reuss of Köstritz 17. Baroness Eleonore von Promnitz-Dittersbach 4. Prince Heinrich XLIV Reuss of Köstritz 18. Count Karl von Wartensleben und Flodroff 9. Countess Amalie von Wartensleben-Flodroff 19. Johanna Margaretha Huyssen van Kattendijke 2. Heinrich LXIII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz 20. Baron Johann von Geuder genannt Rabensteiner 10. Baron Friedrich Christian von Geuder genannt Rabensteiner 22. Baroness Sophia von Lettmath 5. Baroness Wilhelmine von Geuder genannt Rabensteiner 22. Johann von Bredow 11. Johanna von Bredow 23. Sophie von Borcke 1. Princes Anna Reuss of Köstritz 24. Count Heinrich Ernst of Stolberg-Wernigerode 12. Count Christian Frederick of Stolberg-Wernigerode 25. Princess Christiane of Anhalt-Köthen 6. Count Heinrich of Stolberg-Wernigerode 26. Christoph Ludwig, Count of Stolberg-Stolberg 13. Countess Auguste of Stolberg-Stolberg 27. Countess Luise of Stolberg-Rossla 3. Countess Caroline of Stolberg-Wernigerode 28. Count Albrecht of Schönburg-Waldenburg 14. Prince Otto Karl Friedrich of Schonburg-Waldenburg 29. Friederike von der Marwitz 7. Princess Johanna of Schonburg-Waldenburg 30. Count Heinrich XXIII Reuss-Köstritz 15. Countess Henriette Eleonore Elisabeth Reuss-Köstritz 31. Countess Ernestine of Schönburg-Wechselburg

References

• Konrad Breitenborn: Graf Otto zu Stolberg-Wernigerode: Deutscher Standesherr und Politiker der Bismarckzeit. Ausgewählte Dokumente, Jüttners Buchhandlung, Wernigerode, 1993, ISBN 3-910157-01-7
• Konrad Breitenborn (eds.): Die Lebenserinnerungen des Fürsten Otto zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (1837–1896), Jüttners Buchhandlung, Wernigerode 1996, ISBN 3-910157-03-3
• Sunhild Minkner: Bemerkenswerte Frauen, paperback, Wernigerode 1999