Princess Helena of Nassau
Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1853 to 1888
Pauline, Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Marie, Princess William of Württemberg
Emma, Queen of the Netherlands
Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany
Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Elisabeth, Princess of Erbach-Schönberg
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Princess Helena of Nassau (German: Prinzessin Helene Wilhelmine Henriette Pauline Marianne von Nassau-Weilburg; 18 August 1831 – 27 October 1888) was a daughter of William, Duke of Nassau, and consort of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Early life
Helena was born at Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau. She was the ninth child of William, Duke of Nassau (1792–1839), by his second wife Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810–1856), daughter of Prince Paul of Württemberg. She was the half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (then Hereditary Prince of Nassau). She was related to the Dutch royal family and also, distantly, to the British royal family through her father and mother, both were descendants of King George II of Great Britain.
Marriage and family
Princess Helena married on 26 September 1853 in Wiesbaden to George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.[1]
Children
Helena and George Victor had seven children:
- Princess Sophie Nikoline (27 July 1854 – 5 August 1869); died of tuberculosis at fifteen.
- Princess Pauline (19 October 1855 – 3 July 1925) married Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt.
- Princess Marie (23 May 1857 – 30 April 1882) who married Prince William, later King William II of Württemberg.
- Princess Emma (2 August 1858 – 20 March 1934) who married King William III of the Netherlands. Via this marriage, Helena is an ancestor of the Dutch royal family.
- Princess Helen (17 February 1861 – 1 September 1922) who married Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. Via this marriage, Helena is an ancestor of the Swedish royal family.
- Prince Friedrich (20 January 1865 – 26 May 1946), last reigning prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, married Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
- Princess Elisabeth (6 September 1873 – 23 November 1961) married Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg.
Grandchildren
Among her grandchildren were:
- Pauline, Princess of Wied (1877–1965), the last senior member of the House of Württemberg.
- Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880–1962), queen regnant of the Netherlands.
- Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883–1981), vice-regal consort of Canada.
- Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884–1954), the last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
- Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1896–1967)
- George Louis, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (1903–1971)
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Notes and sources
- ^ Almanach de Gotha. 1893. p. 111.
- The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: vol II page 337/347
- For My Grandchildren London, 1966, Athlone, HRH Princess Alice, Countess of, Reference: Page 41 part of biographical notes
Princess Helena of Nassau Cadet branch of the House of Nassau Born: 18 August 1831 Died: 28 October 1862 | ||
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| Vacant Title last held by Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym | Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont 26 September 1853 – 28 October 1888 | Vacant Title next held by Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg |
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The generations are numbered from the ascension of William as Duke of Nassau in 1816.
- Duchess Therese of Oldenburg
- Marie, Princess of Wied
- Helena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Sophia, Queen of Sweden and Norway
- Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde*
- Grand Duchess Charlotte*
- Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg*
- Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria*
- Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis*
- Princess Sophie of Saxony*
- Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg*^
- Marie-Adélaïde, Countess of Donnersmarck*^
- Marie Gabrielle, Countess af Holstein-Ledreborg*^
- Alix, Princess of Ligne*^
*also a princess of Luxembourg by birth
^also a princess of Bourbon-Parma by birth
^also a princess of Bourbon-Parma by birth
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