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Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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Name
  
Princess of


Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Born
  
10 April 1801 Rhoden, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont (
1801-04-10
)

Died
  
13 April 1825(1825-04-13) (aged 24) Karlsruhe, Silesia

Spouse
  
Duke Eugen of Wurttemberg (1788–1857)

Issue
  
Marie, Landgravine of Hesse-Philippsthal Duke Eugen Duke Alexander

House
  
House of Waldeck-Pyrmont (by birth) House of Wurttemberg (by marriage)

Father
  
George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Mother
  
Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Mathilde Prinzessin zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 10 April 1801 – 13 April 1825) was a member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg through her marriage to Duke Eugen of Württemberg

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Early life

Mathilde was born in Rhoden, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the fourth daughter and tenth child George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his first wife Princess Auguste of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

Marriage and issue

On 21 January 1817, in Arolsen, she married Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788–1857, son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1758–1822) and Princess Luise of Stolberg-Gedern (1764-1828), first cousin of the better known Countess of Albany. They had three children:

  • Duchess Marie of Württemberg (25 March 1818 – 10 April 1888), married in 1845 to Charles II, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal, had issue.
  • Duke Eugen of Württemberg (25 December 1820 – 8 January 1875), married in 1843 to Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe, had issue.
  • Duke William Alexander of Württemberg (13 April 1825 – 15 April 1825)
  • Princess Mathilde died during the third pregnancy. In 1827, Eugene married Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg with whom he had four children.

    Titles and styles

  • 10 April 1801 – 21 January 1817: Her Serene Highness Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • 21 January 1816 – 13 Aprile 1825: Her Royal Highness Duchess Eugen of Württemberg
  • References

    Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont Wikipedia