Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont
| Princess Helena | |||||
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| Duchess of Albany | |||||
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| Born |
17 February 1861 Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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| Died | 1 September 1922 (aged 61) Tyrol, Austria |
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| Spouse | Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany | ||||
| Issue |
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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| House | House of Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Father | George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Mother | Princess Helena of Nassau | ||||
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| Helene Friederike Auguste |
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Helene Friederike Auguste; later Duchess of Albany; 17 February 1861 – 1 September 1922), who became a member of the British Royal Family by marriage, was the daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (regions now in Germany) and his wife, Princess Helena of Nassau (also in Germany).
She was born in Arolsen, capital of Waldeck principality, in Germany. She was the sister of Friedrich, last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont; Marie, the first wife of William II of Württemberg; and of Emma, Queen consort of William III of the Netherlands (and mother of Queen Wilhelmina).
Her maternal grandparents were William, Duke of Nassau and his second wife Princess Pauline of Württemberg. Pauline was a daughter of Prince Paul of Württemberg and his wife Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Paul was a son Frederick I of Württemberg and his wife Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Augusta was the eldest daughter of Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg and Princess Augusta of Great Britain, elder sister of George III of the United Kingdom.
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