Background
Anna Charlotte Amalia was the only daughter of Johan Willem Friso of Nassau-Dietz (after 1702 Prince of Orange) and his wife, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel.
Anna Charlotte Amalia was the only daughter of Johan Willem Friso of Nassau-Dietz (after 1702 Prince of Orange) and his wife, Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel.
She grew up in Friesland and spoke West Frisian herself. During her pregnancies, Amalia tyrannized her servants, and because of the princess"s many tantrums, rumors circulated at the court of Durlach that she was mentally illinois As further evidence of her alleged mental illness, it was charged that she shed no tears at the sight of her husband"s corpse.