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Born 23 May 1857
Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont ( 1857-05-23 ) Issue Pauline, Princess of Wied
Prince Ulrich House House of Waldeck and Pyrmont (by birth)
House of Wurttemberg (by marriage) Father George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Mother Princess Helena of Nassau Died April 30, 1882, Ludwigsburg, Germany Spouse William II of Wurttemberg (m. 1877–1882) Children Princess Pauline of Wurttemberg Parents Princess Helena of Nassau, George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Grandchildren Prince Hermann, Prince Dietrich Similar People Princess Helena of Waldeck, Princess Emma of Anhalt‑Bernburg‑Schaumburg‑Hoym, Charlotte of Schaumburg‑Lippe, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrm, Sophia of Nassau | ||
Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Georgine Henriette Marie; 23 May 1857 – 30 April 1882) was the third daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife, Princess Helena of Nassau, younger half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
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Family
Marie was born in Arolsen, then part of the German Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Her younger brother, Friedrich, was the last reigning prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Two of her younger sisters, Emma and Helena, married William III of the Netherlands and Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (youngest son of Queen Victoria), respectively.
Marriage
On 15 February 1877 at Arolsen, Marie married, Prince William of Württemberg (later King William II of Württemberg).
They had three children:
Death
Marie died on 30 April 1882 in Stuttgart, from complications resulting from the birth of her third child. William married again in 1886 to Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe.