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Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810–1856)

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Reign
  
23 April 1829 – 30 August 1839

Predecessor
  
Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Successor
  
Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia

Born
  
25 February 1810 Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg, Confederation of the Rhine (
1810-02-25
)

Burial
  
Alter Friedhof, Wiesbaden

Issue
  
Helena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm Sophia, Queen of Sweden and Norway

Father
  
Prince Paul of Württemberg

Died
  
7 July 1856, Wiesbaden, Germany

Spouse
  
William, Duke of Nassau (m. 1829)

Children
  
Sophia of Nassau, Princess Helena of Nassau, Prince Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau

Parents
  
Prince Paul of Württemberg, Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Houses
  
House of Württemberg, House of Nassau-Weilburg

Similar
  
William - Duke of Nassau, Prince Paul of Württemberg, Sophia of Nassau, Princess Charlotte of Saxe‑Hildburghausen, Princess Helena of Nassau

Princess Pauline Friederike Marie of Württemberg, full German name: Pauline Friederike Marie, Prinzessin von Württemberg (25 February 1810, Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg – 7 July 1856, Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau) was a member of the House of Württemberg and a Princess of Württemberg by birth. Through her marriage to William, Duke of Nassau, Louise was also a member of the House of Nassau-Weilburg and Duchess consort of Nassau. Pauline is an ancestress of the present Belgian, Danish, Dutch, Luxembourg, Norwegian, and Swedish Royal families.

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Family

Pauline was the fourth child of Prince Paul of Württemberg and his wife Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

Marriage and issue

Pauline married William, Duke of Nassau, eldest son of Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg, on 23 April 1829 in Stuttgart. Pauline and William had four children:

  • An unnamed daughter (Biebrich, 27 April 1830 – Biebrich, 28 April 1830).
  • Helene Wilhelmine Henriette Pauline Marianne of Nassau (Wiesbaden, 12 April 1831 – Bad Pyrmont, 27 October 1888), married in Wiesbaden on 26 September 1853 George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and had issue
  • Nikolaus Wilhelm of Nassau (20 September 1832 – 17 September 1905). Married, morganatically, Natalia Alexandrovna Pushkina, Countess of Merenberg. She was a daughter of Alexander Pushkin and his wife Natalya Goncharova. They had issue, now extinct in male line.
  • Sophia Wilhelmine Marianne Henriette of Nassau (9 July 1836 – 30 December 1913). Married King Oscar II of Sweden. The present Belgian, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish royal families descend from this marriage.

    • Titles and styles

  • 25 February 1810 – 23 April 1829: Her Royal Highness Princess Pauline of Württemberg
  • 23 April 1829 – 30 August 1839: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Nassau
  • 30 August 1839 – 7 July 1856: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Nassau

    • References

    Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810–1856) Wikipedia
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