Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt | |
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Tenure | 4 July 1868 – 15 April 1883 |
Spouse | Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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Elisabeth Alexandrine, Grand Duchess of Oldenburg Duke Friedrich William Duke Adolf Friedrich Hendrik, Prince consort of the Netherlands |
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Marie Caroline Augusta | |
House | House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin House of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
Father | Adolph of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt |
Mother | Mathilde of Schonburg-Waldenburg |
Born | 29 January 1850 Raben Steinfeld, Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
Died | 22 April 1922 The Hague, Netherlands |
(aged 72)
Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (German: Prinzessin Marie von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt; 29 January 1850 – 22 April 1922) was the consort and third wife of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She was mother of Prince Hendrik, consort of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and father of Queen Juliana.
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Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt the first child of Prince Adolph of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, and his wife, Princess Mathilde of Schonburg-Waldenburg, was born at Raben Steinfeld, Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[1] Her paternal great-grandfathers were Frederick Charles, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.
Her family belonged to the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
On 4 July 1868 in Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Marie married Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin son of Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[1] Previously, Frederick Francis had been married twice, in 1849, with Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz but died in 1862. Two years later, Frederick Francis married secondly to Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine but less than a year they married, Anne died. At the time of the marriage, Frederick Francis was 45 and Marie 18. Together they had four children[2]
Marie died in 1922 in The Hague. She was in The Hague to congratulate Prince Henry on his 46th birthday. The royal hearse brought the body from Noordeinde Palace to the railway station. The coffin then went by train to Germany, where the princess was buried.
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Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Cadet branch of the House of Schwarzburg
Born: 29 January 1850 Died: 22 April 1922 |
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Vacant
Title last held by
Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine |
Grand Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 4 July 1868 – 15 April 1883 |
Succeeded by Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia |