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Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Duchess Eugen of Württemberg
Born(1807-11-22)22 November 1807
Langenburg, Principality of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Died5 September 1880(1880-09-05) (aged 72)
Schleiz, Thuringia
SpouseDuke Eugen of Württemberg (1788–1857)
IssueDuke William
Duchess Alexandrine
Duke Nicholas
Agnes, Princess Reuss Younger Line
Names
German: Helene
HouseHouse of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
House of Württemberg
FatherKarl Ludwig III, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
MotherCountess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth

Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (22 November 1807, Langenburg, Principality of Hohenlohe-Langenburg - 5 September 1880, Schleiz, Thuringia) was a member of the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and a Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by birth and a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg as the second wife of Duke Eugen of Württemberg

Family

Helene was the twelfth children and the ninth daughter of Karl Ludwig III, Prince von Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth. She was a younger sister of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, brother-in-law of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Marriage and issue

On 11 September 1827 Princess Helene married Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788–1857), son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1758–1822) and Princess Luise of Stolberg-Gedern (1764-1828), first cousin of the better known Countess of Albany. Duke Eugen was a widower of Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1801–1825), daughter of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont by whom he had had three children. By Helene, Duke Eugen had other four children:

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 22 November 1807 – 11 September 1827: Her Serene Highness Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
  • 11 September 1827 - 8 January 1857: Her Royal Highness Duchess Eugen of Württemberg
  • 8 January 1857 - 5 September 1880:

Ancestry

Family of Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
16. Albert Wolfgang, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
8. Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
17. Countess Sophie Amalie of Nassau-Saarbrücken
4. Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
18. Ludwig Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
9. Princess Eleanore of Nassau-Saarbrücken
19. Princess Philippa Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
2. Karl Ludwig III, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
20. Ludwig Christian, Count of Stolberg-Gedern
10. Frederick Charles of Stolberg-Gedern
21. Duchess Christine of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
5. Princess Carolina of Stolberg-Gedern
22. Ludwig Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (= 18)
11. Princess Louise of Nassau-Saarbrücken
23. Princess Philippa Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (= 19)
1. Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
24. Johann Christian I, Count of Solms-Baruth
12. Johann Carl, Count of Solms-Baruth
25. Countess Helena Konstantia Henckel of Donnersmarck
6. Johann Christian II, Count of Solms-Baruth
26. Rudolf Ferdinand, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
13. Countess Henriette Louise Wilhelmine of Lippe-Biesterfeld
27. Countess Juliana Luise of Kunowitz
3. Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth
28. Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Köstritz
14. Heinrich VI, Count Reuss of Köstritz
29. Baroness Maria Eleanore Ema of Promnitz
7. Countess Friederike Reuss of Köstritz
30. António Casado y Velano, 3rd Marquis of Monteleone
15. Enriqueta Juana Francisca Susana Casado y Huguetan, Marchioness of Monteleone
31. Margarida Hugetan, Countess of Gyldensteen

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