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Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Duchess Eugen of Württemberg
Born(1801-04-10)10 April 1801
Rhoden, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Died13 April 1825(1825-04-13) (aged 24)
Karlsruhe, Silesia
SpouseDuke Eugen of Württemberg (1788–1857)
IssueMarie, Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal
Duke Eugen
Duke Alexander
Names
German: Caroline Friederike Mathilde
HouseHouse of Waldeck-Pyrmont (by birth)
House of Württemberg (by marriage)
FatherGeorge I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
MotherPrincess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont[1][2] (German: Mathilde Prinzessin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 10 April 1801 – 13 April 1825) was a member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg through her marriage to Duke Eugen of Württemberg

Early life

Mathilde was born in Rhoden, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the fourth daughter and tenth child George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his first wife Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.[3]

Marriage and issue

Her husband, Duke Eugen of Württemberg

On 21 January 1817, in Arolsen, she 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. They had three children:

  • Duchess Marie of Württemberg (25 March 1818 – 10 April 1888), married in 1845 to Charles II, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal, had issue.
  • Duke Eugen of Württemberg (25 December 1820 – 8 January 1875), married in 1843 to Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe, had issue.
  • Duke William Alexander of Württemberg (13 April 1825 – 15 April 1825)

Princess Mathilde died during the third pregnancy. In 1827, Eugene married Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg with whom he had four children.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 10 April 1801 – 21 January 1817: Her Serene Highness Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • 21 January 1816 – 13 Aprile 1825: Her Royal Highness Duchess Eugen of Württemberg

Ancestry

Family of Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont
16. Christian Ludwig, Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont
8. Friedrich Anton Ulrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
17. Countess Anna Elisabeth of Rappoltstein
4. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
18. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
9. Countess Palatine Luise of Birkenfled-Bichwiller
19. Countess Catherine Agatha of Rappoltstein
2. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
20. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (= 18)
10. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
21. Countess Catherine Agatha of Rappoltstein (= 19)
5. Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken
22. Count Ludwig Crato of Nassau-Saarbrücken
11. Countess Carolina of Nassau-Sarrebrücken
23. Princess Philippa Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
1. Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont
24. Christian Wilhelm, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen
12. August I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
25. Duchess Wilhelmine Christiane of Saxe-Weimar
6. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
26. Karl Friedrich, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
13. Princess Charlotte Sophie of Anhalt-Bernburg
27. Countess Sophie Albertina of Solms-Sonnenwalde
3. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen
28. Karl Friedrich, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (= 26)
14. Viktor Friedrich, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
29. Countess Sophie Albertina of Solms-Sonnenwalde (= 27)
7. Princess Christina of Anhalt-Bernburg
30. Margrave Albrecht Friedrich of Brandenburg
15. Margravine Albertine of Brandenburg-Schwedt
31. Maria Dorothea Kettler, Princess of Courland

References

  1. ^ Lundy, Darryl (31 Juauary 2004). "Mathilde Prinzessin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 13 July 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Theroff, Paul. "WALDECK". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  3. ^ The Peerage
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