Her husband's elder brother Albert succeeded her father-in-law as King of Saxony and gradually it became clear that he and his wife Carola of Vasa were not able to have children of their own.
Fratele mai mare al soțului ei, Albert, a succedat socrului ei ca rege al Saxoniei și treptat a devenit clar că el și soția lui Carola de Vasa nu mai puteau avea copii.