Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Prinzessin Luise Elisabeth Hermine Erica Pauline zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 6 September 1873 – 23 November 1961) was the youngest daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and wife of Alexander, 2nd Prince of Erbach-Schönberg.

Princess Elisabeth
Princess of Erbach-Schönberg
Born(1873-09-06)6 September 1873
Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont
Died23 November 1961(1961-11-23) (aged 88)
Bensheim, West Germany
SpouseAlexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg
IssuePrincess Imma of Erbach-Schönberg
George Louis, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg
Prince William of Erbach-Schönberg
Princess Helena of Erbach-Schönberg
Full name
Luise Elisabeth Hermine Erika
HouseWaldeck and Pyrmont
FatherGeorge Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
MotherPrincess Helena of Nassau

Early life

Elisabeth was born at Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont the seventh child and youngest daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831–1893), and his wife, Princess Helena of Nassau (1831–1888), daughter of William, Duke of Nassau. She was closely related to the Dutch royal family and distantly to the British Royal Family through her mother, a descendant of King George II of Great Britain.

She was a sister of:

Marriage and family

Elisabeth married on 3 May 1900 in Arolsen, Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (1872–1944), eldest child of Gustav, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg and Princess Marie of Battenberg. They had four children:

  • Princess Imma of Erbach-Schönberg (11 May 1901 – 14 March 1947)
  • George Louis, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (1 January 1903 – 27 January 1971)
  • Prince William of Erbach-Schönberg (4 June 1904 – 27 September 1946)
  • Princess Helena of Erbach-Schönberg (8 April 1907 – 16 April 1979)

As great-aunt of the bride, she was a guest at the 1937 wedding of Juliana of the Netherlands with Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.[1]

At her death, she was the last surviving child of Prince George Victor and Princess Helena.

Titles and styles
  • 6 September 1873 – 3 May 1900: Her Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • 3 May 1900 – 18 August 1903: Her Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth, Countess Alexander of Erbach-Schönberg
  • 18 August 1903 – 29 January 1908: Her Serene Highness Princess Alexander of Erbach-Schönberg
  • 29 January 1908 – 23 November 1961: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Erbach-Schönberg

Ancestry

Notes and sources
  1. "Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands & Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld -1937". Royal Forums.
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