Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg

Elisabeth Alexandrine of Württemberg
Princess William of Baden
Elisabeth of Württemberg, 1840
Spouse	Prince William of Baden
Issue
Henriette Sophie, Princess of Lippe Elisabeth Leopoldine, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Full name
German: Elisabeth Alexandrine Konstanze
House	House of Württemberg (by birth) House of Zähringen (by marriage)
Father	Louis of Württemberg
Mother	Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg
Born	27 February 1802(1802-02-27) Würzau
Died	5 December 1864(1864-12-05) (aged 62) Karlsruhe

Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine Constance of Württemberg (Würzau, Courland Governorate, 27 February 1802 – Karlsruhe, 5 December 1864) was a daughter of Louis of Württemberg and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg.^[1] By her marriage to Prince William of Baden, she became a Princess of Baden.

Family

Elisabeth, aged 18.

Elisabeth was one of five children born to Duke Louis of Württemberg and his second wife Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg. Her siblings included Maria Dorothea, Archduchess of Austria; Amelia, Duchess of Saxe-Altenberg; Pauline, Queen consort of Württemberg; and Duke Alexander of Württemberg (the founder of the Teck branch of the family).

Elisabeth's paternal grandparents were Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg and Friederike Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt.

Her maternal grandparents were Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg and Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau, a daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange.

Marriage and children

Elisabeth married Prince William of Baden on 16 October 1830.^[1] Ten years older than she was, he was the second son of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden and his second wife Luise Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg. Due to the lowly status of his mother, William had no succession rights for a time to the Grand Duchy of Baden (until his brother succeeded as Leopold I, Grand Duke of Baden earlier that year).

Elisabeth and William had four children:

• Wilhelmine Pauline Henriette Amalie Louise (May 7, 1833—August 7, 1834).
• Sophie Pauline Henriette Amalie Louise (August 7, 1834—April 6, 1904), married Woldemar, Prince of Lippe on November 9, 1858.
• Pauline Sophie Elisabeth Marie (December 18, 1835—May 15, 1891).
• Leopoldine Wilhelmine Pauline Amalie Maximiliane (February 22, 1832—December 23, 1913), married Hermann VI, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg on September 24, 1862. She was the mother of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.

Death

William died on 11 October 1859. Elisabeth would die five years later, on 5 December 1864.^[1]

Ancestry

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Elisabeth Alexandrine Herzogin von Württemberg". http://thepeerage.com/p11057.htm#i110564. Retrieved 16 December 2009. 

Persondata
Name	Elisabeth Alexandrine Of Wurttemberg
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	27 February 1802
Place of birth	Würzau
Date of death	5 December 1864
Place of death	Karlsruhe