Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg

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 Wied
Full 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(1903-05-19)
Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Died 16 June 2001(2001-06-16) (aged 98)
Bad Arolsen, Germany
Religion 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:

Titles and styles

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ 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 
  2. ^ "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 Oldenburg
Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg
Born: 19 May 1903 Died: 16 June 2001
Titles 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 1918		 Vacant
Title next held by
Countess Cecilie of Goëss-Saurau