Princess William of Baden
Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine Constance of Württemberg (27 February 1802 in Würzau , Courland Governorate – 5 December 1864, in Karlsruhe ) was a daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg .
Family
Elisabeth, aged 18. Elisabeth was one of five children born to Duke Louis of Württemberg and his second wife Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg . Her siblings included Queen Pauline of Württemberg and Duke Alexander of Württemberg , the founder of the Teck branch of the family.
She was tutored by her governess, the known memoirist Alexandrine des Écherolles , who described her pupils in her memoirs.[ 1]
Marriage and children
Elisabeth married Prince William of Baden on 16 October 1830. Ten years older than she was, he was the second son of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden and his second wife Luise Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg . Due to the low birth rank of his mother, William had no succession rights for a time to the Grand Duchy of Baden (until his brother succeeded as Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden earlier that year).
Elisabeth and William had issue:
Princess Wilhelmine Pauline Henriette Amalie Louise (May 7, 1833 – August 7, 1834).
Princess Sophie Pauline Henriette Amalie Louise (August 7, 1834 – April 6, 1904), married Woldemar, Prince of Lippe on November 9, 1858.Princess Pauline Sophie Elisabeth Marie (December 18, 1835 – May 15, 1891).
Princess Leopoldine Wilhelmine Pauline Amalie Maximiliane (February 22, 1837 – December 23, 1903), married Hermann VI, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg on September 24, 1862.
Death
William died on 11 October 1859. Elisabeth would die five years later, on 5 December 1864.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg 16. Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental 8. Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg 17. Margravine Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach 4. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg 18. Anselm Franz, 2nd Prince of Thurn and Taxis 9. Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis 19. Princess Maria Ludovika Anna Franziska of Lobkowicz 2. Duke Louis of Württemberg 20. Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt 10. Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt 21. Princess Johanna Charlotte of Anhalt-Dessau 5. Margravine Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt 22. Frederick William I of Prussia 11. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia 23. Sophia Dorothea of Hanover 1. Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg 24. John Ernst, Count of Nassau-Weilburg 12. Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg 25. Maria Polyxena of Leiningen-Dagsburg -Hartenburg 6. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg 26. George August, Count of Nassau-Idstein 13. Augusta Frederika Wilhelmina of Nassau -Idstein 27. Henriette Dorothea of Oettingen-Oettingen 3. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg 28. John William Friso, Prince of Orange 14. William IV, Prince of Orange 29. Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel 7. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau 30. George II of Great Britain 15. Anne, Princess Royal of Great Britain 31. Caroline of Ansbach
References
^ Side Lights on the Reign of Terror; being the memoirs of Mademoiselle des Écherolles (London, 1900)
Generations indicate marriage to the princely descendants of
Charles Frederick , the first Grand Duke of Baden. Only princesses notable enough for standalone articles are included. Later generations do not legally hold a title due to the
abolition of the monarchy .
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation
International National People
