Duchess Elsa of Württemberg

Duchess Elsa of Württemberg
Princess Albert of Schaumburg-Lippe
Spouse	Prince Albert of Schaumburg-Lippe
Issue
Prince Max Prince Franz Josef Prince Alexander Bathildis, Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe
Full name
German: Elsa Mathilde Marie
House	House of Württemberg House of Schaumburg-Lippe
Father	Duke Eugen of Württemberg
Mother	Grand Duchess Vera Constantinovna of Russia
Born	1 March 1876(1876-03-01) Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg
Died	27 May 1936(1936-05-27) (aged 60) Pfaffstätt, Austria

Duchess Elsa of Württemberg (German: Herzogin Elsa Mathilde Marie von Württemberg; 1 March 1876 - 27 May 1936) was a German noblewoman.

Early life and family

Duchess Elsa was born at Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg, the elder twin daughter of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1846–1877), (son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg, and Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe) and his wife, Grand Duchess Vera Constantinovna of Russia (1854–1912), (daughter of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg). Her younger twin was Duchess Olga of Württemberg (1876–1932).

Failed engagement

On January 28, 1895, the Court Circular published the following: “We are informed that a marriage has been arranged between his Royal Highness Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, only son of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and grandson of her Majesty, and her Royal Highness the Duchess Elsa Matilda Marie, elder twin daughter of the late Duke William Eugene of Württemberg by his marriage with the Grand Duchess Vera of Russia.” The marriage never occurred.

Marriage and issue

On 6 May 1897, in Stuttgart, she married Prince Albert of Schaumburg-Lippe (1869–1942), son of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau. They had four children:

• Prince Max of Schaumburg-Lippe (28 March 1898 – 4 February 1974), married in 1933 to Helga Lee Roderbourg, no issue.
• Prince Franz Josef of Schaumburg-Lippe (1 September 1899 – 7 July 1963), married in 1959 to Maria Theresia Peschel, no issue.
• Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe (20 January 1901 – 26 November 1923)
• Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (11 November 1903 – 29 June 1983), married in 1925 to Wolrad, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, had issue.

Ancestry

Notes and sources

• Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Herzogin Elsa von Württemberg
• thePeerage.com - Elsa Herzogin von Württemberg
• The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: 223

Persondata
Name	Elsa Of Wurttemberg
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1 March 1876
Place of birth	Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg
Date of death	27 May 1936
Place of death	Pfaffstätt, Austria

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