Princess Victoria Margaret | |||||
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Princess Heinrich XXXIII Reuss of Köstritz | |||||
Born |
Potsdam, Germany |
17 April 1890||||
Died | 9 September 1923 Klein Glienicke, Germany |
(aged 33)||||
Burial | Glienicke Palace | ||||
Spouse | Prince Heinrich XXXIII Reuss of Köstritz | ||||
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House |
House of Hohenzollern (by birth) House of Reuss (by marriage) |
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Father | Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia | ||||
Mother | Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg |
Full name | |
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German: Viktoria Margarete Elisabeth Marie Ulrike |
Princess Victoria Margaret Elizabeth Marie Ulrike of Prussia (17 April 1890 – 9 September 1923) was a member of the House of Hohenzollern. She was the eldest daughter of Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia and his wife Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. She married Prince Heinrich XXXIII Reuss of Köstritz and had two children.
Victoria's paternal grandparents were Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia and Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau. Her maternal grandparents were Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Victoria had three siblings: Prince Friedrich Sigismund of Prussia, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, and Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia. Through her mother, Victoria was a niece of Empress Augusta Victoria, wife of Wilhelm II, German Emperor.
On 17 May 1913, she married Prince Heinrich XXXIII Reuss of Köstritz, a member of one of the oldest reigning houses in Europe. He was a grandson of Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach through his mother Princess Marie. Princess Victoria Margaret was led down the aisle on the arm of her uncle Emperor Wilhelm.