AMALIA, DUCHESS OF SAXE-WEIMAR

AMALIA, DUCHESS OF SAXE-WEIMAR (1739-1807), was of the Guelph family, and married to the duke, and in two years was left a widow and in government of the duchy, attracting to her court all the literary notabilities of the day, Goethe the chief, till in 1775 she resigned her authority to her son, who followed in her footsteps.