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Princess Marie
Princess William of Württemberg
Born(1857-05-23)23 May 1857
Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont
Died30 April 1882(1882-04-30) (aged 24)
Ludwigsburg, Württemberg
SpousePrince William of Württemberg
IssuePauline, Princess of Wied
Prince Ulrich
Names
Georgine Henriette Marie
HouseHouse of Waldeck and Pyrmont (by birth)
House of Württemberg (by marriage)
FatherGeorge Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
MotherPrincess Helena of Nassau
ReligionCalvinism

Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Georgine Henriette Marie; 23 May 1857 – 30 April 1882) was the third daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife, Princess Helena of Nassau, younger half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

Family

Marie was born in Arolsen, then part of the German Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Her younger brother, Friedrich, was the last reigning prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Two of her younger sisters, Emma and Helena, married William III of the Netherlands and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (youngest son of Queen Victoria), respectively.

Marriage

On 15 February 1877 at Arolsen, Marie married, Prince William of Württemberg (later King William II of Württemberg).

They had three children:

Death

Marie died on 30 April 1882 in Stuttgart, from complications resulting from the birth of her third child. William married again in 1886 to Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Titles and styles

  • 23 May 1857 – 15 February 1877: Her Serene Highness Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
  • 15 February 1877 – 30 April 1882: Her Royal Highness Princess William of Württemberg.

Ancestry

Family of Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont
16. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
8. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
17. Countess Palatine Christiane of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
4. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
18. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
9. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
19. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg
2. George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
20. Karl Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
10. Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
21. Princess Eleonore of Solms-Braunfels
5. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
22. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
11. Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg
23. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
1. Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont
24. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (= 22)
12. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
25. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (= 23)
6. William, Duke of Nassau
26. Burgrave William George of Kirchberg, Count of Hachenburg
12. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
27. Princess Isabella Auguste Reuss of Greiz
3. Princess Helena of Nassau
28. Frederick of Württemberg
14. Prince Paul of Württemberg
29. Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
7. Princess Pauline of Württemberg
30. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
15. Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen
31. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

References

  • Sönke Lorenz, Dieter Mertens, Volker Press (Hrsg.): Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-17-013605-4, p. 335
  • Hansmartin Decker-Hauff: Frauen im Hause Württemberg DRW-Verlag, Leinfelden-Echterdingen 1997, ISBN 3-87181-390-7, p. 266
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