Princess Marie Eleonore of Albania

Marie Eleonore of Wied
Princess of Albania Princess of Wied
Marie Eleonore of Wied in 1913 with her parents
Born	(1909-02-19)19 February 1909 Potsdam, Prussia
Died	29 September 1957(1957-09-29) (aged 48) Miercurea Ciuc, Romanian People's Republic (now Romania)
Burial	Neuwied, Germany
Spouse	Alfred Prinz von Schönburg-Waldenburg Ion Octavian Bunea
Full name Marie Eleonore Elisabeth Cecilie Mathilde Lucie
House	Wied-Neuwied
Father	William I
Mother	Sophie of Waldenburg
Religion	Protestant

Princess Marie Eleonore of Albania (Marie Eleonore Elisabeth Cecilie Mathilde Lucie Prinzessin von Wied; 19 February 1909 – 29 September 1956) was the only daughter of William, Prince of Albania and his wife Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg.

She held the title of Princess of Albania. She was also styled Donika, in homage to Donika Kastrioti.

Marie Eleonore Prinzessin von Wied was born on 19 February 1909 at Potsdam, Brandenburg, Prusia.

She was the sister of Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania.

She married, firstly, Alfred Prinz von Schönburg-Waldenburg, son of Heinrich Prinz von Schönburg-Waldenburg and Olga Prinzessin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, on 16 November 1937 at Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

She married, secondly, Ion Octavian Bunea, son of Aureliu Bunea, on 5 February 1949 at Bucharest, Romania.

She died on 29 September 1956 at age 48 at communist internment camp, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, on 29 September 1956, without issue.

She was given the name of Marie Eleonore Elisabeth Cecilie Mathilde Lucie at birth.

She gained the title of Princess of Wied (Prinzessin von Wied) at birth.

She gained the title of Princess Marie Eleonore of Albania in 1914.

From 5 February 1949, her married name became Bunea.