Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and PyrmontPrincess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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Birth Date:
06.09.1873
Death date:
23.11.1961
Length of life:
88
Days since birth:
55208
Years since birth:
151
Days since death:
22988
Years since death:
62
Extra names:
Luise Elisabeth Hermine Erica Pauline zu Waldeck und Pyrmont
Categories:
Aristocrat, Princess
Nationality:
 german
Cemetery:
Set cemetery

Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Prinzessin Luise Elisabeth Hermine Erica Pauline zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 6 September 1873 – 23 November 1961) was the youngest daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and wife of Alexander, 2nd Prince of Erbach-Schönberg.

Early life

Elisabeth was born at Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont the seventh child and youngest daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831–1893), and his wife, Princess Helena of Nassau (1831–1888), daughter of William, Duke of Nassau. He was closely related to the Dutch royal family and distantly to the British Royal Family through his mother, a descendant of King George II of Great Britain.

She was a sister of:

  • Marie, Crown Princess of Württemberg (1857–1882) who married William II of Württemberg.
  • Emma, Queen of the Netherlands (1858–1934) queen consort of William III of the Netherlands.
  • Helena, Duchess of Albany (1861–1922) who married Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany.
  • Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865–1946), last reigning prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

Marriage and family

Elisabeth married on 3 May 1900 in Arolsen, Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (1872–1944), eldest child of Gustav, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg and Princess Marie of Battenberg. They had four children:

  • Princess Imma of Erbach-Schönberg (11 May 1901 – 14 March 1947)
  • George Louis, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (1 January 1903 – 27 January 1971)
  • Prince William of Erbach-Schönberg (4 June 1904 – 27 September 1946)
  • Princess Helena of Erbach-Schönberg (8 April 1907 – 16 April 1979)

As great-aunt of the bride, she was a guest at the 1937 wedding of Juliana of the Netherlands with Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.

At her death, she was the last surviving child of Prince George Victor and Princess Helena.

Titles and styles

  • 6 September 1873 – 3 May 1900: Her Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • 3 May 1900 – 18 August 1903: Her Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth, Countess Alexander of Erbach-Schönberg
  • 18 August 1903 – 29 January 1908: Her Serene Highness Princess Alexander of Erbach-Schönberg
  • 29 January 1908 – 23 November 1961: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Erbach-Schönberg

Source: wikipedia.org

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        Relations

        Relation nameRelation typeBirth DateDeath dateDescription
        1George Victor Prince of Waldeck and PyrmontGeorge Victor Prince of Waldeck and PyrmontFather14.01.183112.05.1893
        2Princess Helena of NassauPrincess Helena of NassauMother18.08.183127.10.1888
        3
        George Louis Prince of Erbach-SchönbergSon01.01.190327.01.1971
        4Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and PyrmontPrince Wolrad of Waldeck and PyrmontBrother26.06.189217.10.1914
        5Princess MariePrincess MarieSister23.05.185730.04.1882
        6Princess Pauline of Waldeck and PyrmontPrincess Pauline of Waldeck and PyrmontSister19.10.185503.07.1925
        7Prince Alexander of Erbach-SchönbergPrince Alexander of Erbach-SchönbergHusband12.09.187218.10.1944
        8Viktor Adolph zu Bentheim und SteinfurtViktor Adolph zu Bentheim und SteinfurtNephew18.07.188304.06.1961
        9Gustav Ernst zu Erbach-SchönbergGustav Ernst zu Erbach-SchönbergFather in-law17.08.184029.01.1908
        10Princess Marie of BattenbergPrincess Marie of BattenbergMother in-law15.02.185220.06.1923
        11William II of WürttembergWilliam II of WürttembergBrother in-law25.02.184802.10.1921
        12Prince Alexis of Bentheim and SteinfurtPrince Alexis of Bentheim and SteinfurtBrother in-law17.11.184521.01.1919

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