Mother Amelia of Wurttemberg Role 1826–1896 | Name Princess of | |
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Tenure 27 February 1853 – 2 February 1896 Born 26 March 1826Hildburghausen ( 1826-03-26 ) Burial Ducal (Herzogliches) Mausoleum, Gertrudenfriedhof, Oldenburg Issue Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of OldenburgDuke Georg Ludwig of Oldenburg House House of Saxe-Altenburg (by birth)House of Holstein-Gottorp (by marriage) Died February 2, 1896, Oldenburg, Germany Children Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Parents Duchess Amelia of Wurttemberg, Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Grandchildren Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg Similar People Joseph - Duke of Saxe‑Altenburg, Marie of Saxe‑Altenburg, Princess Alexandra of Saxe‑A, Louis - Duke of Wurttemberg, Augustus - Grand Duke of O | ||
Princess Elisabeth Pauline Alexandrine of Saxe-Altenburg (26 March 1826 – 2 February 1896) was a daughter of Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and his wife Duchess Amelia of Württemberg. By marriage, she became Grand Duchess of Oldenburg.
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Family and early life
Elisabeth was born on 26 March 1826 in Hildburghausen. She was the fourth daughter born to Joseph, the then Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Hildburghausen and his wife Duchess Amelia of Württemberg. Her official title was Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Hildburghausen until later that year, when her family moved to Altenburg as a result of a transfer of territories among the various branches of the Ernestine Wettins. Elisabeth then took the title Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg. In 1834, her father succeeded as Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, but was forced to abdicate in the civil revolution of 1848 due to the conservative, anti-reform nature of his government.
Elisabeth and her siblings were educated by Carl Ludwig Nietzsche, the father of the famous philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Her sisters included Queen Marie of Hanover (wife of George V of Hanover) and Grand Duchess Alexandra Iosifovna of Russia (wife of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia). Through Alexandra, Elisabeth was an aunt of Queen Olga of Greece.
Marriage
On 10 February 1852, Elisabeth married her second cousin Peter, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg. He would succeed his father the following year as Grand Duke, making Elisabeth Grand Duchess of Oldenburg.
They had two children:
Elisabeth died on 2 February 1896. Her husband died four years later.