Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms Baruth

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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)

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:

Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 21 March 1943)

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:

Victoria Astrid Solms Whitten (23 August 1948); married Jack Terry Taubin in 1967 and were divorced. They have two children and six grandchildren. She remarried to Michael Lee Beveridge in 1975. They have one daughter.

Keith Lyle Taubin (30 September 1967); married Tiffiny Ann Somerhalder in 1998 and divorced. They have one son. He has an illegitimate daughter with Nancy Adams.

Connor Shiké Taubin (1998)

Jolie Taubin (2001)

Richard Todd Taubin (8 March 1969); married Jamie Elizabeth Bourgeois in 1987 and divorced. They have one daughter Kirsten. He remarried Christie Elizabeth Hall in 1992 and divorced. They have three children:

Kirsten Monique Taubin (1988) married Joshua Waguespack in 2014

Alexis Carlyle Taubin (1996)

Madeleine Elizabeth Taubin (1999)

Christopher Todd Taubin (2001)

1.Victoria Elizabeth Beveridge (12 July 1980)

Titles

;13 March 1921 - 25 January 1942: Her Illustrious Highness Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth

25 January 1942 - 19 September 1946: Her Highness Princess Viktoria-Luise, The Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Countess of Solms-Baruth

19 September 1946 - 6 November 1947: Her Illustrious Highness Princess Viktoria-Luise, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Countess of Solms-Baruth

6 November 1947 - 1 March 2003: Her Illustrious Highness Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth, Mrs. Whitten

References

Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth Wikipedia

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