Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg (1888–1947); married on 20 April 1911 in Altenburg, Prince Heinrich XXXV Reuss of Köstritz (b. 1 August 1887, Mauer – d. 17 January 1936, Loschwitz) son of Heinrich VII, Prince Reuss of Köstritz). They had one daughter before divorcing in 1921:
Marie Helene Reuss of Köstritz (b. 23 February 1912, Silesia - d. 1 August 1933, Korfantow)
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princess, marie, prussia, 1855, 1888, other, uses, marie, prussia, disambiguation, princess, marie, prussia, marie, elisabeth, luise, friederike, september, 1855, marmorpalais, potsdam, june, 1888, dresden, princess, house, hohenzollern, daughter, prince, fred. For other uses see Marie of Prussia disambiguation Princess Marie of Prussia Marie Elisabeth Luise Friederike 14 September 1855 Marmorpalais Potsdam 20 June 1888 Dresden was a princess of the House of Hohenzollern She was the daughter of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia and later became second wife of Prince Henry of the Netherlands then the first wife of Prince Albert of Saxe Altenburg She was also the great niece of Wilhelm I German Emperor Princess MariePrincess Henry of the NetherlandsPrincess Albert of Saxe AltenburgPrincess Marie of Prussia in 1878Born14 September 1855Marmorpalais Potsdam Kingdom of PrussiaDied20 June 1888 1888 06 20 aged 32 Schloss Abrechtesberg Dresden Kingdom of Saxony German EmpireSpousePrince Henry of the Netherlands m 1878 died 1879 wbr Prince Albert of Saxe Altenburg m 1885 wbr IssueOlga Countess Karl Friedrich von Puckler Burghaus Marie Princess Heinrich XXXV Reuss of KostritzNamesGerman Marie Elisabeth Luise FriederikeHouseHohenzollernFatherPrince Frederick Charles of PrussiaMotherPrincess Maria Anna of Anhalt Dessau Contents 1 Life 2 Ancestry 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksLife edit nbsp Prinzessin Marie and her first husband in 1878Princess Marie was the eldest daughter of Prussian field marshal Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia 1828 1885 and his wife Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt Dessau 1837 1906 Marie s mother was the youngest daughter of Leopold IV Duke of Anhalt and Princess Frederica of Prussia Duchess of Anhalt Dessau On 24 August 1878 Princess Marie married Prince Henry of Orange Nassau at the Neuen Palais 1 1820 1879 who had since 1850 been Governor of Luxembourg and Admiralleutnant zur See He was the third son of the King William II of the Netherlands and Grand Duchess Anna Pavlovna of Russia The marriage between Marie and Henry was arranged in an attempt to save the House of Orange Nassau from extinction but it was to prove childless barely five months later in January 1879 Prince Henry died after contracting measles Six years later on 6 May 1885 Princess Marie married Prince Albert of Saxe Altenburg in Berlin 2 1843 1902 a son of Prince Eduard of Saxe Altenburg and his second wife Princess Luise Caroline Reuss zu Greiz This marriage was to all reports a harmonious one and produced two daughters Princess Olga of Saxe Altenburg 1886 1955 married on 20 May 1913 Count Carl Friedrich von Puckler Burghauss 1886 1945 Princess Marie of Saxe Altenburg 1888 1947 married on 20 April 1911 in Altenburg Prince Heinrich XXXV Reuss of Kostritz b 1 August 1887 Mauer d 17 January 1936 Loschwitz son of Heinrich VII Prince Reuss of Kostritz They had one daughter before divorcing in 1921 Marie Helene Reuss of Kostritz b 23 February 1912 Silesia d 1 August 1933 Korfantow The princess died at Schloss Abrechtesberg 3 4 in 1888 from the effects of puerperal fever and was buried in the Saxe Altenburg family vault Her second husband remarried in 1891 to Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg Strelitz in Remplin 5 1857 1936 a niece of Friedrich Wilhelm Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz and granddaughter of Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia Princess Marie was godmother to her nephew Prince Arthur of Connaught only son of her sister Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia The christening occurred in the private chapel at Windsor Castle Ancestry editAncestors of Princess Marie of Prussia 1855 1888 8 Frederick William III of Prussia4 Prince Charles of Prussia9 Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg Strelitz2 Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia10 Charles Frederick Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar Eisenach5 Princess Marie of Saxe Weimar Eisenach11 Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia1 Princess Marie of Prussia12 Frederick Hereditary Prince of Anhalt Dessau6 Leopold IV Duke of Anhalt13 Princess Amalie of Hesse Homburg3 Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt Dessau14 Prince Louis Charles of Prussia7 Princess Frederica of Prussia15 Duchess Frederica of Mecklenburg StrelitzBibliography editC Arnold McNaughton The Book of Kings A Royal Genealogy in 3 volumes London U K Garnstone Press 1973 volume 1 page 66 References edit ThePeerage com Henrik von Nassau Prince of the Netherlands ThePeerage com Albrecht Heinrich Joseph Prince of Saxe Altenburg ThePeerage com Marie Elisabeth Luise Frederike of Prussia Maria Princess of Prussia at Geneall net ThePeerage com Helene Duchess of Mecklenburg StrelitzExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Princess Marie of Prussia 1855 1888 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Princess Marie of Prussia 1855 1888 amp oldid 1213328612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,