Pauline of Württemberg (1877–1965)

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Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1877-1965)

Pauline Olga Helene Emma von Württemberg (born December 19, 1877 in Stuttgart ; † May 7, 1965 in Ludwigsburg ) was a princess of Württemberg and Princess of Wied by marriage.

Life

Pauline was a daughter of King Wilhelm II (Württemberg) and his wife Princess Marie zu Waldeck and Pyrmont . She grew up in Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart. She lost her mother at the age of 4. She married Hereditary Prince Friedrich Hermann zu Wied (1872–1945) on October 29, 1898 . After the marriage, the couple initially lived in Potsdam because Friedrich was in command there, and in 1902 they moved to Berlin. In 1907 they moved to the Neuwied residence because Friedrich became the sixth Prince of Wied after the death of his father Wilhelm Adolph Maximilian .

As early as 1902, Pauline was involved in the Red Cross and became chairwoman of the Charlottenburg local association. In 1907 she was promoted to the main board, of which she was a member until 1937. From 1922 to 1945 she was chairwoman of the Red Cross of the Rhine Province . Pauline had already joined the NSDAP in 1933 , but never took up an office in the party. On the contrary, in her function as chairwoman of the Red Cross of the Rhine Province, there were repeated disputes with organizations of the party because she defended the religious affiliation of many Red Cross sisters.

After the death of her husband, Pauline returned to Württemberg in 1945. It made it possible for the SS war criminal August Heissmeyer and his wife, the "Reichsfrauenführer", Gertrud Scholtz-Klink , to go into hiding. After this became known, Pauline was sentenced in 1948 by the Middle Military Court in Ludwigsburg to a fine of 25,000 marks.

Pauline moved into the Villa Marienwahl in Ludwigsburg, which she had inherited from her father. The princess dedicated the last 20 years of her life to breeding horses. Her love for her horses even went so far that she applied for and received a permit from the city of Ludwigsburg for her grave in the middle of her horse paddock.

progeny

  • Hermann Wilhelm Friedrich zu Wied (1899–1941), ⚭ 1930 Countess Maria Antonia zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (1909–2003)
  • Dietrich Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Paul zu Wied (1901–1976), ⚭ 1928 Julie Countess Grote (1902–1988)

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelmina (Netherlands) : Lonely and yet not alone . Evangelisches Verlagswerk, Stuttgart 1961, pp. 87–88.
  2. ↑ Ernst Klee : Das Personenlexikon zum Third Reich: Who was what before and after 1945 . Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 4th edition 2013, ISBN 978-3-596-16048-8 , p. 241: Art. Heissmeyer, August .

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personal data
SURNAME Württemberg, Pauline von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wied, Pauline too
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Princess of Württemberg and by marriage Princess zu Wied
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH May 7, 1965
Place of death Ludwigsburg