Princess Maria Leopoldine of Anhalt-Dessau
Maria Leopoldine of Anhalt-Dessau (18 November 1746 – 15 April 1769) was a princess of Anhalt-Dessau who became Countess of Lippe-Detmold through marriage. She was born in Dessau, the daughter of Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen. She had a very close relationship with her sisters Agnes and Casimire, and they often lived together and wrote many letters to each other.
At age 18, on 28 September 1765 in Dessau, she married Count Simon August of Lippe-Detmold, who was much older than her. After the marriage, she and her husband lived in Detmold, and she helped modernize Detmold Castle and the Lippe court at Lemgo. They had one son, Leopold I, Prince of Lippe.
Maria Leopoldine died on 15 April 1769 in Detmold at age 22. Later that year, her husband married her sister Casimire.
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