Margareta zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

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Margareta Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (born March 28, 1909 in Elghammar , Sweden ; † August 25, 2005 in Bad Berleburg , Germany ) was a Swedish born Countess Fouché d'Otrante and wife of Gustav Albrecht Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein - Berleburg. According to the house law, she was dubbed Princess Margareta zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg .

Life

Margareta was born Countess Fouché d'Otrante. On January 26, 1934, she married the German Rittmeister Gustav Albrecht zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg , a son of Prince Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Princess Madeleine zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg . She lived in Berleburg Castle since 1934 . Gustav has been missing since World War II . Margareta ran the business until 1969. Her husband's will is still having an effect on the grandchildren after her nephew Ludwig Ferdinand Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg considers himself entitled to attack it in court since 2017.

The following children emerged from his marriage to Gustav Albrecht:

  • Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (born October 29, 1934 - † March 13, 2017)
  • Madeleine Countess zu Solms-Laubach , née Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (born April 22, 1936)
  • Robin Alexander Wolfgang Udo Eugen Wilhelm Gottfried Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (born January 29, 1938)
  • Tatiana Louise Ursula Therese Elsa Princess of Hesse, born Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (born July 31, 1940), wife of the "Landgrave" Moritz of Hesse
  • Princess Pia zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (born December 8, 1942)

Margareta's eldest son, Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, had been married to Princess Benedichern of Denmark , sister of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark , since 1968 .

literature

  • Johannes Burkardt, Ulf Lückel: The Princely House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg . 2nd Edition. Werl 2005 [= German Princely Houses , Volume 17].

Web links

  • Obituary notice on the archived website of the Danish Royal Family (Danish)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lars-Peter Dickel: Family dispute in the Princely House occupies the district court. The amount in dispute is estimated at half a billion euros. The background is a dispute over a 76 year old will. Westfalenpost dated February 5, 2019, p. PBB 1.
personal data
SURNAME Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Margareta zu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Margareta, Countess Fouché d'Otrante
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish countess
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Elghammar , Sweden
DATE OF DEATH August 25, 2005
Place of death Bad Berleburg , Germany