Helene of Nassau
Helene Wilhelmine Henriette von Nassau (born August 12, 1831 in Wiesbaden , † October 27, 1888 in Pyrmont ) was Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont by marriage .
Life
Helene was the daughter of Duke Wilhelm von Nassau (1792–1839) and his second wife Pauline (1810–1856), a born princess of Württemberg.
On September 26, 1853, Princess Helene married Prince Georg Viktor zu Waldeck and Pyrmont . Together they had seven children, six girls and one boy, including the future Queen and Regent Emma of the Netherlands, the second wife of King Wilhelm III of the Netherlands . The eldest daughter Sophie died of tuberculosis in England in 1869 at the age of 15 .
children
- Sophie (July 27, 1854 - August 5, 1869)
- Pauline (born October 19, 1855 - † July 3, 1925) ∞ Alexis Fürst zu Bentheim and Steinfurt
- Marie (23 May 1857 - 30 April 1882) ∞ Prince Wilhelm of Württemberg , later King Wilhelm II of Württemberg
- Emma (August 2, 1858 - March 20, 1934) Queen and Regent of the Netherlands
- Helene (born February 17, 1861; † September 1, 1922) ∞ Leopold, Duke of Albany , parents of Karl Edward , the last Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Friedrich (born January 20, 1865 - † May 26, 1946), the last ruling Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont
- Elisabeth (born September 6, 1873; † November 23, 1961) ∞ Prince Alexander zu Erbach-Schönberg
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| SURNAME | Helene of Nassau |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Helene Wilhelmina Henriette Princess of Nassau |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Nassau, by marriage Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesbaden |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1888 |
| Place of death | Pyrmont |