Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg | |||||
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Princess William of Baden | |||||
Elisabeth of Württemberg, 1840
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Born |
Würzau |
27 February 1802||||
Died | 5 December 1864 Karlsruhe |
(aged 62)||||
Spouse | Prince William of Baden | ||||
Issue | Princess Henriette Sophie, Princess of Lippe Princess Elisabeth Leopoldine, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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House |
House of Württemberg (by birth) House of Zähringen (by marriage) |
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Father | Duke Louis of Württemberg | ||||
Mother | Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg |
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German: Elisabeth Alexandrine Konstanze |
Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine Constance of Württemberg (27 February 1802 in Würzau, Courland Governorate – 5 December 1864, in Karlsruhe) was a daughter of Louis of Württemberg and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg. By her marriage to Prince William of Baden, she became a Princess of Baden.
Elisabeth was one of five children born to Duke Louis of Württemberg and his second wife Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg. Her siblings included Maria Dorothea, Archduchess of Austria; Amelia, Duchess of Saxe-Altenberg; Pauline, Queen consort of Württemberg; and Duke Alexander of Württemberg (the founder of the Teck branch of the family).
Elisabeth's paternal grandparents were Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt.
Her maternal grandparents were Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau, a daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange.