Cecilie, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont


Countess Cecilie von Goeß-Saurau is the wife of Wittekind, Prince zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, head of the Princely House of Waldeck and Pyrmont, a sovereign principality within the German Empire until 1918.

Early life

Cecilie was born at Frohnleiten, Austria, the fifth child and second daughter of forest and water resources manager Carl-Anton, Count von Goëss-Saurau, and his wife, Baroness Maria Mathilde Mayr von Melnhof. Barons von Goëss since 1672 and Imperial counts since 1693, the family was of Netherlandic origin, suffixing "Saurau" to their surname in 1948 while residing in Styria, Austria.

Marriage

Cecilie married on 19 May 1988 in Frohnleiten, Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. He is the fourth child and only son of Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and his wife, Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg.
They have three sons.