Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
| Marie of Saxe-Altenburg | |
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| Queen consort of Hanover, Duchess of Cumberland and Tevoitdale | |
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| Tenure | 18 November 1851 – 12 June 1878 |
| Spouse | George V |
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| Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover Princess Frederica, Baroness von Pawel-Rammingen Princess Marie of Hanover |
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| Alexandrina Mary Wilhelmina Catherine Charlotte Theresa Henrietta Louise Pauline Elizabeth Frederica Georgina | |
| House | House of Saxe-Altenburg House of Hanover |
| Father | Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
| Mother | Duchess Amelia of Württemberg |
| Born | 14 April 1818 Hildburghausen, Thuringia |
| Died | 9 January 1907 (aged 88) Gmunden, Austria |
| Burial | Gmunden, Austria |
Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (Alexandrina Mary Wilhelmina Catherine Charlotte Theresa Henrietta Louise Pauline Elizabeth Frederica Georgina; German: Alexandrine Marie Wilhelmine Katharine Charlotte Theresia Henriette Luise Pauline Elisabeth Friederike Georgine; 14 April 1818 – 9 January 1907) was Queen of Hanover and the consort of George V, a grandson of George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte.
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[edit] Early life
Marie was born at Hildburghausen, as Princess Marie of Saxe-Hildburghausen, the eldest daughter of Joseph, the Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen and Duchess Amelia of Württemberg. In 1826, the family moved to Altenburg as a result of a transfer of territories among the various branches of the Ernestine Wettins, and Marie took the title Princess of Saxe-Altenburg in place of the previous.
[edit] Marriage
Marie married, on 18 February 1843, at Hanover, George, The Crown Prince of Hanover. They had three children - Prince Ernest Augustus, Princess Frederica, and Princess Marie.
[edit] Queen of Hanover
The Crown Prince and Princess became King and Queen of Hanover upon the death of his father, Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, on 18 November 1851. Her husband was expelled from his kingdom in 1866 as a result of his support for Austria in the Austro-Prussian War, and on 20 September 1866, the Kingdom was annexed by Prussia. Nevertheless, George never abdicated; he, Marie and their children lived in exile at Gmunden, in Austria, until George's death in 1878.
On 18 September 1872, Queen Marie was godmother to Queen Victoria's granddaughter, Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein. Princess Marie Louise was the youngest daughter of HRH Princess Helena (Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein); Queen Victoria & HRH Prince Albert's third daughter and fifth child.
[edit] Later life
Queen Marie died, some twenty-eight years after her husband, on 9 January 1907, at Gmunden, where she was later buried.
[edit] Titles, style, honours and arms
[edit] Titles and styles
- 14 April 1818–12 November 1826: Her Highness Princess Marie of Saxe-Hildburghausen
- 12 November 1826–18 February 1843: Her Highness Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
- 18 February 1843–18 November 1851: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Hanover
- 18 November 1851–9 January 1907: Her Majesty The Queen of Hanover, Duchess of Cumberland and Teviotdale, Royal Princess of Great Britain and Ireland and Duchess of Brunswick and Lunenburg.
[edit] Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover | 21 September 1845 | 14 November 1923 | Ernest Augustus William Adolphus George Frederick; born at Hanover, married Princess Thyra of Denmark; had issue |
| Princess Frederica of Hanover | 9 January 1848 | 16 October 1926 | born at Hanover, died at Biarritz; married Litubert, Baron von Pawel-Rammingen; had issue |
| Princess Marie of Hanover | 3 December 1849 | 4 June 1904 | Marie Ernestine Josephine Adolphine Henrietta Theresa Elizabeth Alexandrina; born at Hanover, died unmarried at Gmunden |
[edit] Ancestry
Marie's ancestors in three generations
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4. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
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9. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar |
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2. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
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10. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg |
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5. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
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11. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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1. Marie of Saxe-Altenburg |
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12. Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg |
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6. Duke Louis of Württemberg |
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13. Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt |
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3. Amelia of Württemberg |
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14. Charles Christian, Duke of Nassau-Weilburg |
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7. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg |
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15. Carolina of Orange-Nassau |
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[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Marie of Saxe-Altenburg |
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Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 14 April 1818 Died: 9 January 1907 |
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| Hanoverian royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
Queen consort of Hanover 18 November 1851 – 20 September 1866 |
Succeeded by Kingdom abolished |
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| Preceded by Herself as Queen consort |
— TITULAR — Queen consort of Hanover 20 September 1866 – 12 June 1878 |
Succeeded by Thyra of Denmark |
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- 1818 births
- 1907 deaths
- Crown Princesses of Hanover
- Hanoverian royal consorts
- British princesses by marriage
- Hanoverian princesses by marriage
- House of Hanover
- House of Saxe-Altenburg
- Ladies of the Royal Order of Victoria and Albert
- People from Hanover
- People from Saxe-Hildburghausen
- People from Hildburghausen
- Princesses of Saxe-Altenburg
