Eileen de Coppet, Princess of Albania
Eileen de Coppet (née Johnston) | |
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Hereditary Princess of Albania | |
Born |
Chester, England, UK | 3 September 1922
Died |
1 September 1985 62) New York City, USA | (aged
Spouse |
1) André de Coppet (m. 1943; his death 1953) 2) Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania (m. 1966; his death 1973) |
Issue | none |
House | Wied-Neuwied (by marriage) |
Father | George Johnston |
Mother | Alice Johnston (née Percival) |
Princess Eileen, Hereditary Princess of Albania (2 September 1922 – 1 September 1985), was an Englishwoman who became the wife of Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania.[1] She is known in Albanian as (Albanian: Princesha trashëgimtare e Shqipërisë).
Princess Eileen was born in Chester, England. She was the daughter of George Johnston, a landscape gardener, and his wife, Alice (née Percival).
Marriages and Death
She was married twice, being widowed on both occasions. Her first marriage was to Captain André de Coppet (1892 - 1953), DSC, late of the US army on 6 November 1943 in New York City. They had no children. In 1953, Eileen was widowed for the first time, when André died in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 1 August 1953.
She married Carol Victor on 8 September 1966 in New York City. They later moved to England, and lived in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. In 1973, Eileen was widowed for a second time when Carol Victor died at Munich, Bavaria, on 8 December 1973 (bur. Neuwied am Rhein). The house became extinct on his death as he had no children, and no arrangements had been put in place for a successor.
Princess Eileen died in New York on 1 September 1985.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Styles of Princess Eileen of Albania | |
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Reference style | Her Highness |
Spoken style | Your Highness |
- 3 September 1922 – 6 November 1943: Miss Eileen Johnston
- 6 November 1943 – 8 September 1966: Mrs. Eileen de Coppet
- 8 September 1966 – 8 December 1973: Her Highness The Hereditary Princess of Albania, Princess of Wied
- 8 December 1973 – 1 September 1985: Her Highness The Dowager Hereditary Princess of Albania, Princess of Wied
Notes and sources
Further reading
- thePeerage.com - Karl Viktor Prinz von Wied
- Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Prince Carol Victor zu Wied, Hereditary Prince of Albania
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1991 2