Marie of Waldeck-Pyrmont

Marie of Waldeck-Pyrmont (23 May 1857 – 30 April 1882) was the third daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Helene Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg, younger sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

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   * 1 Family

   * 2 Marriage

   * 3 Death

   * 4 Ancestry

[edit] Family

Marie was born in Arolsen, then part of the German Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont. Her younger brother, Friedrich, was the last reigning prince of Waldeck-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.

[edit] Marriage

On 15 February 1877 at Arolsen, Marie married the future William II, King of Württemberg. They had three children:

   * Pauline (19 December 1877 - 7 May 1965), married Prince Frederick of Wied (1872-1945)

   * Ulrich (28 July 1880 - 28 December 1880)

   * stillborn daughter (24 April 1882)

[edit] Death

Marie died on 30 April 1882 in Stuttgart, from complications resulting from the birth of her third child.