Pauline zu Waldeck and Pyrmont
Princess Pauline Emma Auguste Hermine zu Waldeck and Pyrmont (born October 19, 1855 in Arolsen ; † July 3, 1925 in Wittgenstein ) was a princess from the Waldeck family and, by marriage, Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt from 1890 to 1918.
Life
Pauline was the second daughter of Prince Georg Viktor zu Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831-1893) and his first wife Princess Helene von Nassau (1831-1888), daughter of Duke Wilhelm I and his second wife Princess Pauline von Württemberg .
Pauline's sister Emma was Queen from 1879 and Regent of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1898.
On May 7, 1881, Princess Pauline married Prince Alexis zu Bentheim and Steinfurt (1845–1919), eldest son of Prince Ludwig Wilhelm (1812–1890) and his wife Princess Bertha von Hessen-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (1818–1888) in Arolsen. . The marriage had eight children:
- Eberwyn (1882-1949)
- ⚭ 1906–1914 Pauline Langenfeld (1884–1970)
- ⚭ 1918–1919 Ellen Bischoff-Korthaus (1894–1936)
- ⚭ 1920 Anne-Louise Husser (1891–1951)
- Viktor Adolf (1883–1961), Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt
- ⚭ 1921 Princess Stephanie of Schaumburg-Lippe (1899–1925)
- ⚭ 1931 Princess Rosa Helene zu Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1901–1963)
- Karl Georg (1884–1951) ⚭ 1914 Princess Margarete von Schoenaich-Carolath (1888–1980)
- Elisabeth (1886–1959)
- Victoria (1887–1961)
- Emma (1889-1905)
- Alexis Rainer (1891-1923)
- Friedrich (1894–1981) ⚭ 1934 Louise von Gülich (1893–1949)
Web links
- Pauline Emma Augusta Hermine Princess zu Waldeck and Pyrmont on thepeerage.com , accessed on September 14, 2016.
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| SURNAME | Waldeck and Pyrmont, Pauline too |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Waldeck and Pyrmont, Pauline Emma Auguste Hermine zu (full name); Bentheim and Steinfurt, Pauline too |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German princess, hereditary princess or princess of Bentheim-Steinfurt by marriage |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1855 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arolsen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 3, 1925 |
| Place of death | Wittgenstein |