Baroness Hertha-Margarethe Elisabeth von Stengel was the only child of HH Princess Viktoria Marie Luise Agnes Calma Elisabeth Irmgard of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1908-1969) and her first husband, Baron Rudolf Karl von Stengel (1899-1965.) Their marriage occurred at Schloss Primkenau in 1934 and was dissolved by divorce in 1955.
In 1962, Princess Marie Loise married Prince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (1906-1983).
Marie Luise's father, HH Prince Albrecht Christian Adolf Karl Eugen (1863-1948), was the 5th child of HH Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1814- 1885). Her paternal first cousins included Princess Viktoria Adelheid (Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha). Princess Alexandra Viktoria (Princess August Wilhelm of Prussia), Princess Helena (wife of Prince Harald of Denmark), Adelheid Luise (Princess of Solms-Baruth), and Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (married to Princess Marie Melita of Hohenlohe-Langeburg). Her first cousins included members of the Coburg, Prussia, Denmark, and Solms-Baruth families.
She had three younger brothers, two of whom were killed in action during the Second World War. Marie Luise's youngest brother, Prince Friederich Ferdinand (1913-1989) was married to Duchess Anastasia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1922-1989).
Baroness Hertha had four maternal first cousins, the daughters of Prince Friedrich Ferdinand: Princess Elisabeth, Princess Irene, Princess Margaretha, and Princess Sibylla. Princess Elisabeth died earlier this month.
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Princess Marie Luise's mother Countess Ortru zu Isenburg-Büdingen in Meerholz died in 1918. Two years later, Prince Albrecht married Princess Hertha of Isenburg-Büdingen. They had one daughter, Princess Ortrud (1925) who married HRH Prince Ernst August of Hanover. Their children, including the present head of the Royal House of Hanover, Prince Ernst August (1954) are Baroness Hertha's half-first cousins.
Hertha was a descendant of George II and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach through two of their daughters, Princess Mary (Landgrave Friedrich II of Hesse-Cassel) and Princess Louise (King Frederik V of Denmark). In 1810, Mary's son, Landgrave Karl of Hesse-Cassel (1744-1836) married Louise's daughter, Princess Louise of Denmark (1750-1831). Their daughter, Princess Luise married Duke Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
Luise - Duke Friedrich - Prince Albrecht - Princess Marie Luise - Baroness Hertha.
She married Adolfo Ceña Clemares in Valencia, Spain on December 27, 1955. They had three children, Maria Teresa (1956) Adolfo Carlos (1956), and Enrique Antonio (1959.) The late baroness is survived by her three children and grandchildren including Valentin Alejandro and Teresa de Mollinedo Ceño
The late baroness was a close friend of Infana Pilar of Spain and Helene Kirby, Countess Dvinskaya, older half-sister of Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia.
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