[2] In order to acquire the correct appearance and behavior in noble circles, her mother took control of her upbringing so that Anna Luise could prepare herself as best as possible for her future role as a representative of royal society.

[2] The princess then fell into puerperal fever, coupled with pleurisy and abdominal inflammation as well as partial cardiac paralysis.

[2] Late effects prevented future pregnancies, which represented a dynastic catastrophe for the royal family.

Harry Graf Kessler described her as “...the Princess of Schwarzburg, a fabulously inelegant woman in a white blouse and with short-cut hair who looked deceptively similar to Maximilian Harden...'.

For example, in 1893 she supported the establishment of an old-age and poor welfare service in Quittelsdorf and in 1901 that of the Anna-Luisen-Stift in Bad Blankenburg.

She was also present at numerous war club, civic or shooting festivals and inaugurations of public buildings, as well as the Kyffhäuser Monument near Bad Frankenhausen.

[4] In 1906, Anna Luise met Henry van de Velde, the founder of the Kunstgewerbeschule in Weimar,[5] at Schwarzburg Castle, and he had been a welcome guest of the royal family ever since.

In quiet hours, when her husband was at cabinet meetings or hunting, she took the time to write, read and her favorite pastime, photography.

[6] It was only after a long time with a heavy heart that Anna Luise was able to accept the forced loss of meaning.

The question of the princely house's severance payment, which the state of Thuringia was supposed to pay, was ultimately never clarified.

Even after his death in 1926, Anna Luise ruled out adopting his only son Prince Friedrich Günther of Schwarzburg because he continued his father's legal battle against her.

In 1942, the last Princess of Schwarzburg decided to adopt Prince Wilhelm of Schönburg-Waldenburg, the youngest son of her brother Ulrich.

Anna Luise, the last princess of Schwarzburg, had to vacate the castle within a few days on the orders of the imperial government.

[5] After her death, Anna Louise left behind an almost complete series of diaries spanning sixty years from which her life can be reconstructed.