Elisabeth"s father Prince Frederick was the eldest son of Prince Charles of Prussia, who in turn was a younger son of Frederick William III of Prussia. Elisabeth"s mother Maria Anna was a daughter of Leopold IV, Duke of Anhalt and Princess Frederica Wilhelmina of Prussia.
She was the second child of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia and Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau. The Elisabeth-Anna-Palais was named in her honor after her early death in 1895. Her siblings included Marie, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg, Louise Margaret, Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn, and Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia.
Titles and styles 8 February 1857 - 18 February 1878: Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia 18 February 1878 - 28 August 1895: Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg.
