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Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810–1856)

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Princess Pauline
Portrait by Franz Seraph Stirnbrand, c. 1830
Duchess consort of Nassau
Tenure23 April 1829 – 30 August 1839
Born(1810-02-25)25 February 1810
Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg, Confederation of the Rhine
Died7 July 1856(1856-07-07) (aged 46)
Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau, German Confederation
Burial
Alter Friedhof, Wiesbaden
Spouse
(m. 1829; died 1839)
IssueHelena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm
Sophia, Queen of Sweden and Norway
HouseWürttemberg
FatherPrince Paul of Württemberg
MotherPrincess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Princess Pauline Friederike Marie (25 February 1810, Stuttgart – 7 July 1856, Wiesbaden) was Duchess consort of Nassau from 1829 to 1839 as the second wife of William, Duke of Nassau.[1] She was a member of the House of Württemberg and a princess of Württemberg by birth.

Pauline is an ancestress of the present Belgian, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, and Swedish royal families, as well as the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg through her youngest daughter Sophia, Queen of Sweden and Norway .

Early life

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Pauline was the fourth child of Prince Paul of Württemberg and his wife Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

Marriage and issue

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Pauline married William, Duke of Nassau, eldest son of Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife, Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg, and widower of her aunt Louise on 23 April 1829 in Stuttgart. William was the third cousin of Pauline's father Prince Paul of Württemberg (as great-great-grandsons of King George II of Great Britain), making William and Pauline third cousins once removed. Pauline and William had four children:

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ Sönke, Lorenz; Dieter, Mertens; Volker, Press, eds. (1997). "Württemberg, Pauline Friederike Marie, Herzogin". Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon (in German) (Online ed.). Stuttgart: LEO-BW. p. 329.
Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810–1856)
Born: 25 February 1810 Died: 7 July 1856
German royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Duchess consort of Nassau
23 April 1829 – 30 August 1839
Vacant
Title next held by
Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia