Elena Wilhelmina Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg ( German: Helene Wilhelmine Henriette von Nassau-Weilburg ; August 12, 1831 , Wiesbaden - October 27, 1888 , Pyrmont ) - Princess of Nassau-Weilburg , married to Princess Waldeck- .
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Biography
Elena is the daughter of Duke Wilhelm of Nassau and his second wife Paulina of Württemberg .
On September 26, 1853, Princess Elena married Prince George Victor Waldeck of Pyrmont . The couple had seven children - six daughters and one son. One of the daughters - Emma - became the queen and regent of the Netherlands. The eldest daughter Sophia died in 1869 at the age of 15 from tuberculosis .
Descendants
- Sofia (1854–1869)
- Paulina (1855–1925), married to Prince Alexis Bentheim-Steinfurt
- Maria (1857–1882), married to Prince William , the future king of Württemberg
- Emma (1858–1934), Queen and Regent of the Netherlands
- Elena (1861–1922), married to the Duke of Albany Leopold
- Frederick (1865–1946), the last reigning prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont
- Elizabeth (1873–1961), married to Prince Alexander Erbach-Schönberg
Notes
- ↑ The Peerage