Princess Marie of Nassau

Princess Marie

Princess of Wied

Born

29 January 1825
Biebrich, Duchy of Nassau

Died

24 March 1902 (aged 77)
Neuwied, Duchy of Nassau

Spouse

Hermann, Prince of Wied

Issue

Elisabeth, Queen of Romania
William, Prince of Wied
Prince Otto

Full name
German: Marie Wilhelmine Friederike Elisabeth

House

House of Nassau-Weilburg
House of Wied-Neuwied

Father

William, Duke of Nassau

Mother

Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Princess Marie of Nassau (German: Prinzessin Marie Wilhelmine Friederike Elisabeth von Nassau; 29 January 1825 – 24 March 1902) was the eighth child and fourth daughter of William, Duke of Nassau and wife of Hermann, 4th Prince of Wied. She was the mother of Queen Elisabeth of Romania.

Early life

Marie was born at Biebrich, Duchy of Nassau the eighth child and fourth daughter of William, Duke of Nassau (1792–1839) by his first wife, Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1794–1825), daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

She was sister of:

Duchess Therese of Oldenburg (1815–1871)
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817–1905)

And half sister of:

Helena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831–1888) who married George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway (1836–1913), queen consort of Oscar II of Sweden.

Marriage and family

Marie married on 20 June 1842 in Biebrich, Hermann, Prince of Wied (1814–1864), elder son of Johann August Carl, Prince of Wied and Princess Sophie Auguste of Solms-Braunfels. They had three children:

Princess Elisabeth of Wied (29 December 1843 – 3 March 1916) married Carol I of Romania, had issue.
William, Prince of Wied (22 August 1845 – 22 October 1907) married Princess Marie of the Netherlands, had issue.
Prince Otto of Wied (22 November 1850 – 18 February 1862)

Private Life

According to the German writer and socialite Marie von Bunsen (1860–1941), Princess Marie is reported to have had a relationship with the Baden politician Franz von Roggenbach (1825–1907) to whom she even might have been married morganatically after her husband's death.^[1]

Titles and styles

29 January 1825 – 20 June 1842: Her Ducal Serene Highness Princess Marie of Nassau
20 June 1842 – 5 March 1864: Her Ducal Serene Highness The Princess of Wied
5 March 1864 – 24 March 1902: Her Ducal Serene Highness The Dowager Princess of Wied

Sources

↑ Marie von Bunsen: Die Welt, in der ich lebte. Koehler & Amelang, Leipzig 1930.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Marie of Nassau

16. Charles Augustus, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

8. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

17. Princess Auguste Friederike Wilhelmine of Nassau-Idstein

4. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

18. William IV, Prince of Orange

9. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau

19. Anne, Princess Royal

2. William, Duke of Nassau

20. Wilhelm Ludwig, Burgrave of Kirchberg

10. Wilhelm Georg, Count of Sayn-Hachenburg, Burgrave of Kirchberg

21. Countess Louise of Salm-Dhaun

5. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg

22. Henrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz

11. Princess Isabella Auguste Reuss of Greiz

23. Countess Konradine Reuss of Köstritz

1. Princess Marie of Nassau

24. Ernst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

12. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

25. Countess Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau

6. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

26. Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

13. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar

27. Margravine Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

3. Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

28. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow

14. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

29. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen

7. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

30. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt

15. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

31. Countess Marie Luise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim

Notes and sources

thePeerage.com - Marie Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg
Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Princess Marie von Nassau
The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: 351The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: page 336
L'Allemagne dynastique, Huberty, Giraud, Magdelaine, Reference: vol III page 454.

Princesses of Nassau by birth

The generations are numbered from the ascension of William as Duke of Nassau in 1816.

1st generation	Princess Auguste Duchess Therese of Oldenburg Princess Marie Marie, Princess of Wied Helena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Sophia, Queen of Sweden and Norway

2nd generation	Princess Marie Bathildis Hilda, Grand Duchess of Baden*

3rd generation	Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde* Grand Duchess Charlotte* Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg* Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria* Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis* Princess Sophie of Saxony*

4th generation	Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg^ Marie-Adélaïde, Countess of Donnersmarck^ Marie Gabriele, Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg^ Alix, Princess of Ligne^

5th generation	Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria^ Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein^ Princess Charlotte

6th generation	Princess Alexandra* Princess Marie-Gabrielle Princess Charlotte (1995) Princess Charlotte (2000)

7th generation	Princess Amalia

* also a princess of Luxembourg by birth ^also a princess of Bourbon-Parma by birth

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