Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria

Princess Nadezhda
Duchess of Württemberg
Born	30 January 1899 Sofia, Bulgaria
Died	15 February 1958 (aged 59) Stuttgart, Germany
Burial	Altshausen Castle
Spouse	Duke Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg
Issue	Duke Ferdinand Eugen Duchess Margareta Luise Duke Eugen Eberhard Duke Alexander Eugen Duchess Sophie
Full name Nadezhda Klementine Maria Pia Majella
House	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father	Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Mother	Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria (Nadezhda Klementine Maria Pia Majella; 30 January 1899 – 15 February 1958) was a member of the Bulgarian Royal Family.

Life

She was born in Sofia as the youngest daughter of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria and his first wife Princess Marie Louise of Parma who died giving birth to her. Along with her sister Princess Eudoxia she was educated under the direction of their step mother Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz.^[1]

Princess Nadezhda was married on 24 January 1924 at Bad Mergentheim, Germany to Duke Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg (8 January 1895 Stuttgart - 24 June 1954 Schwäbisch Gmünd) the second son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg. They had five children.^[2]

• Duke Ferdinand Eugen of Württemberg (b. 3 April 1925 Karlsruhe)
• Duchess Margareta Luise of Württemberg (b. 25 November 1928 Karlsruhe) married in 1970 to François Luce de Chevigny (b. 1928)
• Duke Eugen Eberhard of Württemberg (b. 2 November 1930 Karlsruhe) married in 1962 (div 1972) Archduchess Alexandra of Austria (b. 1935), daughter of Princess Ileana of Romania and had no issue
• Duke Alexander Eugen of Württemberg (b. 5 March 1933 Stuttgart)
• Duchess Sophie of Württemberg (b. 16 February 1937 Stuttgart) married in 1969 (div 1974) Antonio Manuel Rôxo de Ramos-Bandeira (1937–1987)

Princess Nadezhda died aged 59 in Stuttgart, Germany.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria

16. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld               8. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha                       17. Princess Augusta Caroline Reuss of Ebersdorf               4. Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha                             18. Prince Ferenc Jozsef of Koháry de Csábrág and Szitnya               9. Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág                       19. Maria Antonia of Waldstein-Wartenberg               2. Ferdinand I of Bulgaria                                   20. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans               10. Louis-Philippe of France                       21. Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon-Penthièvre               5. Princess Clémentine of Orléans                             22. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies               11. Princess Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies                       23. Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria               1. Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria                                         24. Charles II, Duke of Parma               12. Charles III, Duke of Parma                       25. Princess Maria Teresa of Savoy               6. Robert I, Duke of Parma                             26. Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry               13. Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France                       27. Princess Caroline Ferdinande Louise of the Two Sicilies               3. Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma                                   28. Francis I of the Two Sicilies               14. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies                       29. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain               7. Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies                             30. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen               15. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria                       31. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg

References

1. "Queen of Bulgaria is coming to the United States". Magazine Fashions Automobiles: New York Times. 1914-03-29. p. SM7.
2. Lundy, Darryl. "Nadejda Klementine Maria Pia Majella of Bulgaria, Princess of Bulgaria". The Peerage. Retrieved 2008-03-02.