Pauline, prinzessin von Württemberg

PRINCE (WÜRTTEMBERG)
BORN 25 Feb 1810, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg - DIED 7 Jul 1856, Wiesbaden, Hessen
BIRTH NAME Pauline Friederike Marie von Württemberg
GRAVE LOCATION Wiesbaden, Hessen: Alter Friedhof, Platter Strasse (mausoleum)

Pauline von Württemberg was the daughter of prince Paul von Württemberg and his wife princess Charlotte of Sachsen-Hilburghausen. On 23 april 1829 the married Duke Wilhelm I of Nassau, who was eighteen years her senior and had previously been married to her aunt Louise. They had three children and their daughter Sophia (1836-1913) maried the Swedish king Oscar II.

The marriage was unhappy but she was popular with the people. After Wilhelm died in 1839 the so called Paulinenschlößchen was built for her in Wiesbaden between 1841 and 1843. She died in 1856 in Wiesbaden, aged only 46.

Family
• Son: Nikolaus, Prinz von Nassau

Images

The grave of Pauline von Nassau, Nikolaus von Nassau and Georg graf von Merenberg at the Alter Friedhof, Wiesbaden.
Picture by Androom (26 Jul 2018)

 

The grave of Pauline von Nassau, Nikolaus von Nassau and Georg graf von Merenberg at the Alter Friedhof, Wiesbaden.
Picture by Androom (26 Jul 2018)

 

Sources
• Sokop, Brigitte, Stammtafeln Europäischer Herrscherhäuser, Hermann Böhlau, Graz, 1976
• Theroff, Paul, The Descendants of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Internet, 1996
Pauline von Württemberg (1810-1856) – Wikipedia (DE)


Paulsen, Max

Published: 25 Oct 2020
Last update: 25 Oct 2020