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Issue William Frederick, Prince of WiedPrince AlexanderWilliam, Prince of AlbaniaPrince VictorPrincess LouisePrincess Elisabeth Children William, Prince of Albania, William Frederick, Prince of Wied Parents Princess Louise of Prussia, Prince Frederick of the Netherlands Similar People Prince Frederick of the Net, William - Prince of Albania, Wilhelmine of Prussia - Queen of, William I of the Netherlands, Louise of Mecklenburg‑Strelitz | ||
Princess Marie of the Netherlands (Dutch: Prinses Wilhelmina Frederika Anna Elisabeth Marie der Nederlanden, Prinses van Oranje-Nassau; 5 June 1841 – 22 June 1910) was the fourth child and younger daughter of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands and wife of William, 5th Prince of Wied. She was the mother of William, Prince of Albania. She was the last surviving grandchild of William I of the Netherlands.
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Early life
Marie was born at Wassenaar, Netherlands the fourth child and younger daughter of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands (1797–1881) second son of William I of the Netherlands, and his wife, Princess Louise of Prussia (1808–1870), daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia.
Princess Marie was diagnosed with profound hearing problems at an early age. Like her sister Louise, she was considered intelligent - and very regal - but not attractive. Her marital considerations were also affected by the considerable fortune (enormous even by contemporary royal/imperial standards) that she would bring to any match. Her parents hoped to marry her to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) but the Prince's mother, Queen Victoria. opposed the match.
Marriage and family
Marie married on 18 July 1871 in Wassenaar, William, Prince of Wied (1845–1907), elder son of Hermann, Prince of Wied and Princess Marie of Nassau.
They had six children: