Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg
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| Hereditary Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont | |||||
Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg in 1907
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19 May 1903 Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg |
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| Died | 16 June 2001 (aged 98) Bad Arolsen, Germany |
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| Spouse | Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Issue | Margarethe, Countess of Erbach-Erbach Alexandra, Princess Botho of Bentheim and Steinfurt Princess Ingrid Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Guda, Princess of Wied |
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| House | Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
| Father | Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
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| German: Altburg Marie Mathilde Olga |
Duchess Altburg Marie Matilda Olga of Oldenburg (19 May 1903 – 16 June 2001) was a daughter of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg by his second wife Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
In 1914, Altburg and her sister Ingeborg were nearly shot while riding in a motor car. They did not realize a bullet had been fired until they came to a stop and noticed it lodged in the upholstery. Although the person responsible is not known, it is believed that it was a stray bullet fired accidentally.
In 1918, their parents were dethroned as Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Oldenburg.
On 25 August 1922, Altburg married Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. He was the eldest son of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe. Like her own parents, Josias' parents had lost their titles at the end of World War I. They had five children:
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