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Princess Marie
Princess of Wied
Marie, Princess of Wied
Born(1841-06-05)5 June 1841
Wassenaar, Netherlands
Died22 June 1910(1910-06-22) (aged 69)
Neuwied, Kingdom of Prussia
SpouseWilliam, Prince of Wied
IssueWilliam Frederick, Prince of Wied
Prince Alexander
William, Prince of Albania
Prince Victor
Princess Louise
Princess Elisabeth
Names
Template:Lang-nl
HouseOrange-Nassau
FatherPrince Frederick of the Netherlands
MotherPrincess Louise of Prussia

Princess Marie of the Netherlands (Template:Lang-nl; 5 June 1841 – 22 June 1910) was the fourth child and younger daughter of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands and wife of William, 5th Prince of Wied. She was the mother of William, Prince of Albania. She was the last surviving grandchild of William I of the Netherlands.

Early life

Marie was born at Wassenaar, Netherlands the fourth child and younger daughter of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands (1797–1881) second son of William I of the Netherlands, and his wife, Princess Louise of Prussia (1808–1870), daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia.

Princess Marie was diagnosed with profound hearing problems at an early age. Like her sister Louise, she was considered intelligent - and very regal - but not attractive. Her marital considerations were also affected by the considerable fortune (enormous even by contemporary royal/imperial standards) that she would bring to any match. Her parents hoped to marry her to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) but the Prince's mother, Queen Victoria. opposed the match.

Marriage and family

Marie with her family

Marie married on 18 July 1871 in Wassenaar, William, Prince of Wied (1845–1907), elder son of Hermann, Prince of Wied and Princess Marie of Nassau.

They had six children:

Titles and styles

  • 5 June 1841 – 18 July 1871: Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau
  • 18 July 1871 – 22 October 1907: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wied
  • 22 October 1907 – 22 June 1910: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Princess of Wied

Ancestry

Family of Princess Marie of the Netherlands
16. William IV, Prince of Orange
8. William V, Prince of Orange
17. Anne, Princess Royal
4. William I of the Netherlands
18. Prince Augustus William of Prussia
9. Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia
19. Duchess Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
2. Prince Frederick of the Netherlands
20. Prince Augustus William of Prussia (= 18)
10. Frederick William II of Prussia
21. Duchess Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (= 19)
5. Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia
22. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
11. Landgravine Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
23. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
1. Princess Marie of the Netherlands
24. Prince Augustus William of Prussia (= 18)
12. Frederick William II of Prussia (= 10)
25. Duchess Louise Amalie of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (= 19)
6. Frederick William III of Prussia
26. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 22)
13. Landgravine Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 11)
27. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken (= 23)
3. Princess Louise of Prussia
28. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow
14. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
29. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
7. Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
30. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt
15. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt
31. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Falkenburg-Dagsburg

Notes and sources

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