Mother Gwendolen Onslow | Name Lady Guinness | |
Born 30 July 1920
London, England ( 1920-07-30 ) Issue Prince Frederick
Prince William
Princess Victoria Marina
Prince Rupert
Princess Antonia, Marchioness of Douro House House of Hohenzollern (by marriage) Father Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh Died March 1995, Albury, United Kingdom Spouse Prince Frederick of Prussia (m. 1945–1966) Children Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington Parents Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh, Gwendolen Guinness, Countess of Iveagh Grandchildren Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro Similar People Princess Antonia - Duchess, Charles Wellesley - 9th Duke, Arthur Wellesley - Marquess, Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg‑Schwerin, Wilhelm - German Crown Pri | ||
Lady Brigid Katharine Rachel Guinness (30 July 1920 – 8 March 1995) was the youngest daughter of Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh, and wife of Prince Frederick of Prussia, grandson of Wilhelm II, German Emperor.
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Early life
Brigid was born in London, fifth child and youngest daughter of Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh (1874–1967, son of Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, and Adelaide Maria Guinness), and his wife, Gwendolen Onslow (1881–1966, daughter of William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow, and Florence Coulston Gardner). She belonged to the Guinness family, an Irish Protestant family noted for their accomplishments in brewing, banking, politics and diplomacy.
During the Second World War she served as an auxiliary nurse, where she met her future husband, Prince Frederick of Prussia, when he was injured in an accident involving a tractor.
Marriage
Brigid married on 30 July 1945 at Little Hadham, Hertfordshire to Prince Frederick of Prussia (1911–1966), fourth son of William, German Crown Prince, and his wife, Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and grandson of Wilhelm II, German Emperor.
They had five children::
She married secondly, on 3 June 1967 at Old Windsor, Berkshire to Major Anthony Patrick Ness (1914–1993), son of Gordon Stuart Ness and his wife, Gladys Frances May; they had no children.