Background
Ida was born on 13 August 1792 at Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany. Her father was George I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. And her mother was Luise Eleonore, daughter of Prince Christian of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
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She was titled Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen, Duchess in Saxony with the style Serene Highness from her birth until the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815), when the entire House of Wettin was raised to the style of Highness. Her siblings were Adelaide (later wife of King William IV of the United Kingdom) and Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, with whom she maintain a close relationship. Thanks to her charitable activities, Ida was very popular among the population.
On 22 June 1850 she was one of the godparents of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, third son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
However, because was unable to be physically present, she was represented by the Duchess of Kent, mother of the Queen. Ida died of pneumonia In Weimar on 4 April 1852 aged 57.
Her last words were: "I hope that this night would sleep well". She was buried in the Weimarer Fürstengruft.
In 2004 the monument was extensively renovated.
Louise Wilhelmine Adelaide (31 March 1817 – 11 July 1832). William Charles (25 June 1819 – 22 May 1839). Amalie Auguste Cecilia (30 May 1822 – 16 June 1822)
William Augustus Edward (11 October 1823 – 16 November 1902), who entered the British army, served with much distinction in the Crimean War, became colonel of the 1st Life Guards, and later a British Field Marshal.
Married Lady Augusta Gordon-Lennox.
Number issue. Frederick Gustav Charles (28 June 1827 – 6 January 1892), married Pierina Marocchia nobile di Marcaini, created Baroness of Neuperg (23 May 1872). Number issue. Anna Amalie Maria (9 September 1828 – 14 July 1864).
Amalie Maria da Gloria Auguste (20 May 1830 – 1 May 1872), who married Prince Henry of the Netherlands.
