Princess Helena of Nassau

Princess Helena of Nassau was a daughter of William, Duke of Nassau, and consort of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

Early life

Helena was born at Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau. She was the ninth child of William, Duke of Nassau, by his second wife Princess Pauline of Württemberg, daughter of Prince Paul of Württemberg. She was the half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. She was related to the Dutch Royal Family and also, distantly, to the British Royal Family through her father and mother, both were descendants of King George II of Great Britain.

Princess Helena married on 26 September 1853 in Wiesbaden to George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

They had seven children:

Princess Sophie Nikoline ; died of tuberculosis at fifteen.
Princess Pauline married Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt.
Princess Marie who married Prince William, later King William II of Württemberg.
Princess Emma who married King William III of the Netherlands. The Dutch royal family exist of descendants from this marriage.
Princess Helena who married Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany.
Prince Friedrich, last reigning prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, married Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
Princess Elisabeth married Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg.
Grandchildren

Among her grandchildren were:

Pauline, Princess of Wied, last senior member of the House of Württemberg.
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, queen regnant of the Netherlands.
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, Vice-regal consort of Canada
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
George Louis, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg
Titles and styles
18 August 1831 – 26 September 1853: Her Ducal Serene Highness Princess Helena of Nassau
26 September 1853 – 28 October 1888: Her Ducal Serene Highness The Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Ancestry

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