Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Georgine Henriette Marie; 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.

Family

Marie 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 William III of the Netherlands and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (youngest son of Queen Victoria), respectively.

Marriage

On 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

Marie 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.

Titles and styles

23 May 1857 – 15 February 1877: Her Serene Highness Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
15 February 1877 – 30 April 1882: Her Royal Highness Princess William of Württemberg.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont

16. Karl August, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

8. George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

17. Countess Palatine Christiane of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

4. George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

18. August II, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

9. Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

19. Princess Christine of Anhalt-Bernburg

2. George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

20. Karl Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

10. Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

21. Princess Eleonore of Solms-Braunfels

5. Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

22. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

11. Princess Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg

23. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau

1. Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont

24. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (= 22)

12. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

25. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (= 23)

6. William, Duke of Nassau

26. Burgrave William George of Kirchberg, Count of Hachenburg

12. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg

27. Princess Isabella Auguste Reuss of Greiz

3. Princess Helena of Nassau

28. Frederick of Württemberg

14. Prince Paul of Württemberg

29. Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

7. Princess Pauline of Württemberg

30. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

15. Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen

31. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

References

Sönke Lorenz, Dieter Mertens, Volker Press (Hrsg.): Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon. Kohlhammer, 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

Princesses of Waldeck and Pyrmont by birth

1st Generation	Princess Friederike Princess Henriette Ernestine, Countess Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen Princess Sofie Princess Franziska Princess Luise

2nd Generation	Karoline, Duchess of Courland and Semigallia Louise, Princess Federick August of Nassau-Usingen

3rd Generation	Princess Christiane Princess Augusta Ida, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Mathilde Princess Karoline

4th Generation	Hermine, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe

5th Generation	Princess Sophie Pauline, Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt Marie, Princess William of Württemberg Emma, Queen of the Netherlands Helena, Duchess of Albany Elisabeth, Princess of Erbach-Schönberg Princess Albertine

6th Generation	Helena, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg

7th Generation	Margarethe, Countess of Erbach-Erbach Alexandra, Princess Botho of Bentheim and Steinfurt Princess Ingrid Guda, Princess of Wied Princess Marie Princess Helena Sophia Princess Rixa Princess Ilse

8th Generation	Princess Caroline Princess Donata Princess Juliane Princess Friederike Princess Barbara

9th Generation	none

Princesses of Württemberg by marriage

The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick I as King of Württemberg in 1805.

1st Generation	Princess Caroline Augusta of Bavaria Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen

2nd Generation	Princess Catherine Frederica of Württemberg¹ Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia

3rd Generation	Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe

¹also a Princess of Württemberg by birth

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 172356483 GND: 1013427270

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