Princess Georgine Henriette Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (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.
| Marie of Waldeck and Prymont | |||||
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| Princess William of Württemberg | |||||
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| Born | 23 May 1857 Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Died | 30 April 1882 (aged 24) Ludwigsburg, Württemberg | ||||
| Spouse | Prince William of Württemberg | ||||
| Issue | Pauline, Princess of Wied Prince Ulrich | ||||
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| House | Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Father | George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Mother | Princess Helena of Nassau | ||||
Family
editMarie 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 her third cousin once removed William III of the Netherlands and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (youngest son of Queen Victoria), respectively.
Marriage
editOn 15 February 1877 at Arolsen, Marie married, Prince William of Württemberg (later King William II of Württemberg).
They had three children:
- Princess Pauline (19 December 1877 - 7 May 1965), married William Frederick, Prince of Wied (1872–1945)
- Prince Ulrich (28 July 1880 - 28 December 1880)
- stillborn daughter (24 April 1882)
Death
editMarie 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.
Ancestry
edit| Ancestors of Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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References
edit- Sönke Lorenz, Dieter Mertens, Volker Press (Hrsg.): Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon. Kohlhammer Verlag, 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