Burial Vaduz Cathedral House House of Urach | Name Princess of | |
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Born 23 August 1894
Lichtenstein Castle (Wurttemberg) ( 1894-08-23 ) Father Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach Mother Duchess Amalie in Bavaria Died October 13, 1962, Frauenthal castle, Deutschlandsberg, Austria Spouse Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein Parents Duchess Amalie in Bavaria, Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach Grandparents Wilhelm, Duke of Urach Aunts Princess Augusta Eugenie of Urach Similar People Princess Florestine of Monaco, Karl Theodor - Duke in B, Theodolinde de Beauharnais, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Karl I - Prince of Liechtenstein | ||
Elizabeth Auguste Marie Florestine Luise, Princess of Urach and Countess of Württemberg (born 23 August 1894 at Lichtenstein Castle (Württemberg); died 13 October 1962 in Frauenthal castle in Styria) was the wife of Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein.
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Life
Elizabeth was the second daughter of Duke Wilhelm Karl of Urach (1864–1928) and his first wife Duchess Amalie in Bavaria (1865–1912). After the death of her mother in May 1912, she managed the housekeeping of her father's home and looked after the education of her younger siblings.
Prince Joachim of Prussia (1890–1920), the youngest son of Emperor Wilhelm II courted her in vain. Elizabeth and her father rejected him because he was a Protestant and they insisted on educating children according to catholicism.
During World War I Elizabeth corresponded with her father, who had the rank of a lieutenant general and was commander of the 26th Division in France, Russia and Serbia. Their letters are now in the main governmental archive in Stuttgart.
In spring 1921 she married Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein (1878–1955), a son of Prince Alfred and Princess Henriette. Prince Karl Aloys was Imperial and Royal Cavalry Master (Rittmeister) until the end of the monarchy of Austria-Hungary and from 13 December 1918 to 15 September 1920 temporarily Prime Minister (Landesverweser) of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
They had four children:
She found her last resting place in the burial vault of Vaduz Cathedral.