Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1899–1948)
| Princess Helena | |||||
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| Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg | |||||
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| Born |
22 December 1899 Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont |
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| Died | 18 February 1948 (aged 48) Rastede, West Germany |
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| Spouse | Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg | ||||
| Issue |
Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg Duchess Rixa Duke Peter Duchess Eilika, Dowager Princess of Leiningen Duke Eigilmar Duke Friedrich August Duchess Altburg, Baroness of Erffa Duke Huno Duke Johann |
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| House | Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Father | Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont | ||||
| Mother | Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
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| German: Helene Bathildis Charlotte Maria Friederike |
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Prinzessin Helene Bathildis Charlotte Maria Friederike zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 22 December 1899 – 18 February 1948) was the only daughter of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and wife of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg.
Helena was born at Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont the third child and first daughter of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865–1946), and his wife, Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (1873–1962), daughter of Wilhelm Karl August, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. She was a first cousin of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. She was named after her aunt Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany (1861–1922) who married Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, youngest son of Queen Victoria.
Helena married on 26 October 1921 in Arolsen, Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1897–1970), third child and first son of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
They had nine children:
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