Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

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Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Tenure4 July 1868 – 15 April 1883
Born(1850-01-29)29 January 1850
Raben Steinfeld, Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Died22 April 1922(1922-04-22) (aged 72)
The Hague, Netherlands
SpouseFrederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
IssueElisabeth Alexandrine, Grand Duchess of Oldenburg
Duke Friedrich William
Duke Adolf Friedrich
Hendrik, Prince consort of the Netherlands
Names
Marie Caroline Augusta
HouseSchwarzburg-Rudolstadt
FatherAdolph of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
MotherMathilde of Schonburg-Waldenburg

Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (German: Prinzessin Marie von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt; 29 January 1850 – 22 April 1922) was the consort and third wife of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She was mother of Prince Hendrik, consort of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and father of Queen Juliana.

Early life

Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt the first child of Prince Adolph of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, and his wife, Princess Mathilde of Schönburg-Waldenburg, was born at Raben Steinfeld, Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[1] Her paternal great-grandfathers were Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.

Her family belonged to the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Marriage

On 4 July 1868 in Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Marie married Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[1] Previously, Frederick Francis had been married twice: In 1849, he married Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz but she died in 1862. Two years later, Frederick Francis married secondly to Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine but less than a year after their marriage, Anna also died. At the time of the marriage, Frederick Francis was 45 and Marie 18. Together they had four children:[2]

Death

Marie died in 1922 in The Hague. She was in The Hague to congratulate Prince Henry on his 46th birthday. The royal hearse brought the body from Noordeinde Palace to the railway station. The coffin then went by train to Germany, where the princess was buried.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 29 January 1850 – 4 July 1868: Her Serene Highness Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
  • 4 July 1868 – 15 April 1883: Her Royal Highness The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  • 15 April 1883 – 22 April 1922: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Ancestry

Family of Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
16. Louis Günther II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
8. Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
17. Countess Sophie Henriette of Reuss-Untergreiz
4. Prince Charles Günther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
18. John Frederick, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
9. Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
19. Bernardina Christina Sophia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
2. Prince Adolph of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
20. Frederick IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
10. Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
21. Princess Ulrike Louise of Solms-Braunfels
5. Landgravine Louise Ulrike of Hesse-Homburg
22. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
11. Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt
23. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
1. Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
24. Count Albert of Schönburg-Waldenburg
12. Otto, Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg
25. Friederike von der Marwitz
6. Otto Victor, Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg
26. Count Heinrich XXIII of Reuss-Köstritz
13. Countess Henriette of Reuss-Köstritz
27. Countess Ernestine of Schönburg-Wechselburg
3. Princess Mathilde of Schonburg-Waldenburg
28. Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (= 8)
14. Louis Frederick II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
29. Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (= 9)
7. Princess Thekla of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
30. Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (= 10)
15. Landgravine Ulrike Louise Caroline of Hesse-Homburg
31. Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 11)

References

  1. ^ a b C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings, volume 1, page 416.
  2. ^ Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings, volume 1, page 417.
Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Cadet branch of the House of Schwarzburg
Born: 29 January 1850 Died: 22 April 1922
German royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine 		Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
4 July 1868 – 15 April 1883 		Succeeded by
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