Princess Marie of Württemberg died earlier today at Villa Marienwahl, near Ludwigsburg, according to a dispatch to the New York Times. She "was recently delivered of a still-born child." The former Princess Marie of Waldeck und Pyrmont is the sister of the Duchess of Albany.
Marie, who was born at Arolsen on May 23, 1857, was the third child of Georg Viktor, Prince of Waldeck und Pyrmont, and Princess Helene of Nassau. She married Prince Wilhelm of Württemberg at Arolsen on February 15, 1877. He is the son of the late Prince Friedrich of Württemberg and his wife, Princess Catherine, daughter of King Wilhelm I.
Prince's paternal grandfather was Prince Paul, the younger brother of King Friedrich I of Württemberg.
Her older sister, Pauline, is married to the Prince of Bentheim und Steinfurt. Another sister, Emma, is the Queen of the Netherlands, the consort of the elderly King Willem III.
On April 27, another sister, Helene, married Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, youngest son of Queen Victoria.
Marie is survived by her husband and four-year-old daughter, Princess Pauline. A son, Ulrich, died on December 28, 1880, at the age of five months.
Her older sister, Pauline, is married to the Prince of Bentheim und Steinfurt. Another sister, Emma, is the Queen of the Netherlands, the consort of the elderly King Willem III.
On April 27, another sister, Helene, married Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, youngest son of Queen Victoria.
Marie is survived by her husband and four-year-old daughter, Princess Pauline. A son, Ulrich, died on December 28, 1880, at the age of five months.
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