Name Princess of | House Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen | |
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Born 16 August 1891
Kassel ( 1891-08-16 ) Issue Princess Victoria Marina
Princess Victoria Marina
Prince Wilhelm Victor Father Prince Friedrich Johann of Saxe-Meiningen Mother Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld Role Queen of the United Kingdom Died December 2, 1849, RAF Bentley Priory Spouse William IV of the United Kingdom (m. 1818) Children Princess Elizabeth of Clarence, Princess Charlotte of Clarence Parents Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Similar People William IV of the United Ki, Dorothea Jordan, Charlotte of Mecklenburg‑Strelitz, George IV of the United Ki, Ernest Augustus I of Hanover | ||
Princess adelaide of saxe meiningen queen of the united kingdom
Princess Adelaide "Adi" of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Erna Caroline Marie Elisabeth; later Princess Adalbert of Prussia; 16 August 1891 – 25 April 1971) was a daughter of Prince Frederick John of Saxe-Meiningen and his wife Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
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- Princess adelaide of saxe meiningen queen of the united kingdom
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- Later life
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Family
Adelaide (original German: Adelheid)'s father Prince Frederick was a younger son of George II of Saxe-Meiningen by his second wife Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. She had five siblings, including Prince George, a prisoner of war killed during World War II, and Prince Bernard.
Adelaide's mother, also named Adelaide, was the eldest child of Ernst, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld, who was the Regent of the principality of Lippe for seven years (1897–1904).
Marriage
On 3 August 1914, at the beginning of World War I, Adelaide married Prince Adalbert of Prussia at Wilhelmshaven, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. He was the third son of Kaiser William II of Germany. Adelaide's father would die within a month, on 23 August 1914. Less than a month after their marriage, Prince Adalbert was reported to have been killed in battle in Brussels. This was only a rumor however, and the prince had been unharmed. In March 1915, he was promoted to Captain in the navy and Major in the army.
She and Prince Adalbert had three children:
Their first daughter Victoria Marina died soon after birth, although Adelaide was reported to have been in "satisfactory condition".
Later life
After William II abdicated in 1918 at the end of World War I, Prince Adalbert sought refuge on his yacht, which had been maintained by a loyal crew. Princess Adelaide and their children soon attempted to follow, travelling by train from Kiel. They were delayed however, and eventually came to be staying in southern Bavaria with Prince Henry of Bavaria (a grandson of Ludwig III of Bavaria) and his wife. She and Prince Adalbert were later reunited.
Princess Adelaide died on 25 April 1971 in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland. Her husband had died 23 years earlier, on 22 September 1948, at the same location.