- Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg
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Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg Hereditary Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg in 1907 Spouse Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Issue Margarethe, Countess of Erbach-Erbach
Alexandra, Princess Botho of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Princess Ingrid
Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Guda, Princess of WiedFull name German: Altburg Marie Mathilde Olga House House of Holstein-Gottorp (by birth)
Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (by marriage)Father Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Mother Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Born 19 May 1903
Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of OldenburgDied 16 June 2001 (aged 98)
Bad Arolsen, GermanyReligion Lutheranism Duchess Altburg Marie Matilda Olga of Oldenburg (19 May 1903 – 16 June 2001) was a daughter of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg by his second wife Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
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Early life
In 1914, Altburg and her sister Ingeborg were nearly shot while riding in a motor car.[1] They did not realize a bullet had been fired until they came to a stop and noticed it lodged in the upholstery. Although the person responsible is not known, it is believed that it was a stray bullet fired accidentally.[1]
In 1918, their parents were dethroned as Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Oldenburg.[2]
Marriage
On 25 August 1922, Altburg married Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. He was the eldest son of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe. Like her own parents, Josias' parents had lost their titles at the end of World War I. They had five children:
- Princess Margarethe (22 May 1923 - 21 August 2003) married (1972) div. (1979) Count Franz August zu Erbach-Erbach (b. 1925)
- Princess Alexandra (25 September 1924) married (1949) Prince Botho of Bentheim und Steinfurt (1924–2001)
- Princess Ingrid (2 September 1931)
- Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (9 March 1936) married (1988) Countess Cecilie of Goëss-Saurau (b. 1956)
- Princess Guda (22 August 1939) married (1958) div. (1972) Frederick William, Prince of Wied (1931–2001); married second (1968) Horst Dierkes (b. 1939)
Titles and styles
- 10 August 1897 – 25 August 1922: Her Highness Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg
- 25 August 1922 – 16 June 2001: Her Highness The Hereditary Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Title in pretence: 26 May 1946 – 30 November 1967: Her Highness The Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Ancestry
Ancestors of Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg 16. Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg 8. Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg 17. Duchess Frederica of Württemberg 4. Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg 18. Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 9. Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym 19. Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg 2. Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg 20. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 10. Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 21. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 5. Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg 22. Duke Louis of Württemberg 11. Duchess Amelia of Württemberg 23. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg 1. Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg 24. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 12. Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 25. Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia 6. Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 26. Frederick William III of Prussia 13. Princess Alexandrine of Prussia 27. Duchess Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 3. Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 28. Prince Charles of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 14. Prince Adolf of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 29. Landgravine Ulrike of Hesse-Homburg 7. Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 30. Otto Victor, Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg 15. Princess Mathilde of Schönburg-Waldenburg 31. Princess Thekla of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt References
- ^ a b "Shot Hit Grand Duke's Car", The New York Times (Berlin), 20 June 1914, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9904E3DA133EE733A25753C2A9609C946596D6CF&scp=7&sq=Grand+Duke+of+Oldenburg&st=p
- ^ "Germans Dethrone Three More Rulers", The New York Times (Copenhagen), 12 November 1918, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B04E1DA1031E03ABC4A52DFB7678383609EDE&scp=9&sq=Grand+Duke+of+Oldenburg&st=p
Duchess Altburg of OldenburgHouse of Holstein-GottorpBorn: 19 May 1903 Died: 16 June 2001Titles in pretence Preceded by
Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe— TITULAR —
Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
26 May 1946 – 30 November 1967
Reason for succession failure:
Monarchy abolished in 1918Vacant Title next held byCountess Cecilie of Goëss-SaurauThe generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick August I as Duke of Oldenburg in 1774 and remain unchanged even when its ruler became Grand Dukes. 1st Generation Duchess Louise · Charlotte, Queen of Sweden and Norway2nd Generation none3rd Generation Amalia, Queen of Greece · Duchess Frederica, Baroness von Washington4th Generation Grand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna of Russia · Duchess Cecile Petrovna · Duchess Katherine Petrovna · Therese Petrovna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg5th Generation Sophia Charlotte, Princess Eitel Friedrich of Prussia · Duchess Margarete · Duchess Alexandrine · Ingeborg Alix, Princess Stephan of Schaumburg-Lippe · Altburg, Hereditary Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont6th Generation Duchess Rixa · Eilika, Dowager Princess of Leiningen · Altburg, Baroness von Erffa7th Generation Duchess Helene · Margarete, Princess Philipp of Croy · Duchess Rixa · Duchess Beatrix · Duchess Sophie, Mrs. von Radowitz · Duchess Rixa · Archduchess Eilika of Austria · Duchess Bibiane, Mrs. Dorner · Duchess Tatjana8th Generation Duchess Anastasia · Duchess Alice · Duchess Cara · Duchess Katharina · Duchess Maria Assuntaall Duchesses were also by right Princess of Holstein-Gottorp Categories:- 1903 births
- 2001 deaths
- People from Oldenburg
- House of Oldenburg in Oldenburg
- House of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- Duchesses of Oldenburg
- Princesses of Waldeck and Pyrmont
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