Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth
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| Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth | |||||
| Born | 13 March 1921 Schloss Casel, Casel, Weimar Republic |
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| Died | 1 March 2003 (aged 81) Louisiana, United States |
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| Spouse | Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1942–1946) Richard Whitten (1947–2001) |
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| Issue | Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Victoria Astrid Whitten |
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| House | House of Solms-Baruth House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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| Father | Count Hans of Solms-Baruth | ||||
| Mother | Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth (Christened as Countess Viktoria-Luise Friederike Karoline Mathilde of Solms-Baruth; 13 March 1921 – 1 March 2003)
Early life[edit]
Countess Viktoria-Luise was born at Schloss Casel in Casel, Weimar Republic to Count Hans of Solms-Baruth and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Her maternal grandparents were Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
Marriages[edit]
On 25 January 1942, Viktoria-Louise married her first cousin (by virtue of their common maternal grandparents) Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the youngest child of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg at the Pfarr- und Patronatskirche Kasel. She and Friedrich Josias divorced on 19 September 1946.[1] They had one child:
- Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 21 March 1943)
She married, secondly, Richard Whitten on 6 November 1947 at Steinwänd bei Werfen, Austria. They were remarried in a religious ceremony on 14 February 1948 at San Francisco, California.[1] They had one child
- Victoria Astrid Solms Whitten (born Salzburg, Austria, 23 August 1948).
Titles[edit]
- 1921-1942: HIllH Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth
- 1942-1946: HH Princess Viktoria-Luise, The Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Countess of Solms-Baruth
- 1946-1947: HIllH Princess Viktoria-Luise, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Countess of Solms-Baruth
- 1947-2003: HIllH Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth, Mrs. Whitten
Ancestry[edit]
| Ancestors of Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth |
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References[edit]
- ^ a b C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, UK: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 25.
External links[edit]
- Victoria Louise Frederica Caroline Matildhe Gräfin zu Solms-Baruth profile, thepeerage.com; accessed 15 April 2014.
- Profile, Gräfin Viktoria-Luise zu Solms-Baruth, genealogics.org; accessed 15 April 2014.
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