Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth
| Viktoria-Luise | |||||
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| Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth | |||||
| Born |
13 March 1921 Schloss Casel, Casel, Weimar Republic | ||||
| Died |
1 March 2003 (aged 81) Louisiana, United States | ||||
| Spouse |
Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1942–1946) Richard Whitten (1947–2001) | ||||
| Issue |
Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Victoria Astrid Whitten | ||||
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| House |
House of Solms-Baruth House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Father | Count Hans of Solms-Baruth | ||||
| Mother | Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth (Christened as Countess Viktoria-Luise Friederike Karoline Mathilde of Solms-Baruth; 13 March 1921 – 1 March 2003)
Early life
Countess Viktoria-Luise was born at Schloss Casel in Casel, Weimar Republic to Count Hans of Solms-Baruth and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Her maternal grandparents were Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
Marriages
On 25 January 1942, Viktoria-Louise married her first cousin (by virtue of their common maternal grandparents)Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the youngest child of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg at the Pfarr- und Patronatskirche Kasel. She and Friedrich Josias divorced on 19 September 1946.[1] They had one child:
- Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 21 March 1943)
She married, secondly, Richard Whitten on 6 November 1947 at Steinwänd bei Werfen, Austria. They were remarried in a religious ceremony on 14 February 1948 at San Francisco, California.[1] They had one daughter
- Victoria Astrid Solms Whitten (23 August 1948) she married Jack Terry Taubin in 1967 and were divorced. They have two children and six grandchildren.She remarried Michael Lee Beveridge in 1975. They have one daughter.
- Keith Lyle Taubin (30 September 1967) married Tiffiny Ann Somerhalder in 1998 and divorced. They have one son. He has an illegitimate daughter with Nancy Adams.
- Connor Shiké Taubin (1998)
- Jolie Taubin (2001)
- Richard Todd Taubin (8 March 1969) married Jamie Elizabeth Bourgeois in 1987 and divorced. They have one daughter. He remarried Christie Elizabeth Hall in 1992. They have four children:
- Kirsten Monique Taubin (1988) married Joshua Waguespack in 2014
- Alexis Carlyle Taubin (1996)
- Madeleine Elizabeth Taubin (1999)
- Christopher Todd Taubin (2001)
- Victoria Elizabeth Beveridge (12 July 1980)
- Keith Lyle Taubin (30 September 1967) married Tiffiny Ann Somerhalder in 1998 and divorced. They have one son. He has an illegitimate daughter with Nancy Adams.
Titles
- 1921-1942: HIllH Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth
- 1942-1946: HH Princess Viktoria-Luise, The Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Countess of Solms-Baruth
- 1946-1947: HIllH Princess Viktoria-Luise, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Countess of Solms-Baruth
- 1947-2003: HIllH Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth, Mrs. Whitten
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth |
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References
- 1 2 C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, UK: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 25.
External links
- Victoria Louise Frederica Caroline Matildhe Gräfin zu Solms-Baruth profile, thepeerage.com; accessed 15 April 2014.
- Profile, Gräfin Viktoria-Luise zu Solms-Baruth, genealogics.org; accessed 15 April 2014.
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