Princess Barbara of Prussia

Princess Barbara of Prussia (German: Prinzessin Barbara Irene Adelheid Viktoria Elisabeth Bathildis von Preußen; 2 August 1920 – 31 May 1994) was the only daughter and elder child of Prince Sigismund of Prussia and Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg.[1] She was a great-granddaughter of Frederick III, German Emperor and a great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria.[1] On 17 September 1952 she was legally adopted by her paternal grandmother, Princess Irene of Prussia (née Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine), a granddaughter of Queen Victoria.[1]

Princess Barbara
Duchess Christian Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born(1920-08-02)2 August 1920
Schloss Hemmelmark, Schleswig-Holstein, Weimar Republic
Died31 May 1994(1994-05-31) (aged 73)
Schloss Hemmelmark, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Spouse
Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
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(
m. 1954)
IssueDuchess Donata
Duchess Edwina
Full name
Barbara Irene Adelaide Victoria Elizabeth Bathildis
German: Barbara Irene Adelheid Viktoria Elisabeth Bathildis
HouseHohenzollern
FatherPrince Sigismund of Prussia
MotherPrincess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg

Marriage and family

On 5 July 1954 in Glücksburg Barbara wed civilly Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, second son of Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.[1] They married in a religious ceremony on 11 July 1954.[2] Duke Christian had been held as a prisoner-of-war for eight years before being finally released by the Russians in 1953. Despite the fact that Barbara was thirty-four and the groom was forty-two, it was the first marriage for both of them.[2] The 11 July ceremony was held at Glücksburg Castle, and was attended by 130 representatives of Germany's royal and noble families. Among them was Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, the head of the House of Hohenzollern.[2]

They had two daughters:[1]

  • Duchess Donata of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 11 March 1956) married on 19 September 1987 Alexander von Solodkoff and had issue:
    • Thyra von Solodkoff (b. 12 October 1989)
    • Alix von Solodkoff (b. 17 March 1992)
    • Niklos-Alexis von Solodkoff (b. 8 December 1994)
  • Duchess Edwina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 25 September 1960) married on 14 October 1995 Konrad von Posern and had issue:
    • Ludwig von Posern (b. 27 February 1996)
    • Paul Friedrich von Posern (b. 14 June 1997)
    • Ferdinand von Posern (b. 19 June 1999)

Her daughters are the only remaining senior members of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After the death of her brother-in-law in 2001, the male line of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin became extinct.

Ancestry

References and notes
  1. Eilers, Marlene. Queen Victoria's Descendants. Rosvall Royal Books, Falkoping, Sweden, 1997. pp. 27-28, 131, 173. ISBN 91-630-5964-9
  2. "Prussian Princess Wed", The New York Times, Glücksburg, Germany, 12 July 1954
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