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Born 13 March 1921Schloss Casel, Casel, Weimar Republic (1921-03-13) Issue Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and GothaVictoria Astrid Whitten Father Count Hans of Solms-Baruth Mother Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg Died March 1, 2003, Louisiana, United States Spouse Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (m. 1942–1946) Parents Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg Children Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Adrian of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha House Solms-Baruth, House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Similar People Andreas - Prince of Saxe‑Co, Charles Edward - Duke of S, Ernest I - Duke of Saxe‑Co |
Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth (Christened as Countess Viktoria-Luise Friederike Karoline Mathilde of Solms-Baruth; 13 March 1921 – 1 March 2003)
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Early life
Countess Viktoria-Luise was born at Schloss Casel in Casel, Weimar Republic to Count Hans of Solms-Baruth and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Her maternal grandparents were Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
Marriages
On 25 January 1942, Viktoria-Louise married her first cousin (by virtue of their common maternal grandparents) Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the youngest child of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg at the Pfarr- und Patronatskirche Kasel. She and Friedrich Josias divorced on 19 September 1946. They had one child:
She married, secondly, Richard Whitten on 6 November 1947 at Steinwänd bei Werfen, Austria. They were remarried in a religious ceremony on 14 February 1948 at San Francisco, California. They had one daughter: