, house = Schutzbar-Milchling (by birth)

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(by marriage)

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(by marriage) , father =Rudolf von Schutzbar gennant Milchling , mother =Rose Marston , birth_date = , birth_place =

Hann. Münden Hann. Münden (short for Hannoversch Münden) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. Münden lies in the district of Göttingen (district), Göttingen at the confluence of the Fulda River, Fulda and Werra rivers, which join to form the Weser. It ha ...

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, death_date = , death_place = Rastede,

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Anne-Marie von Schutzbar genannt Milchling (3 July 1903 – 1 January 1991) was the second wife of

Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg , house = Holstein-Gottorp , father = Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg , mother = Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , birth_date = , birth_place = Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg , deat ...

, pretender to the

Grand Duchy of Oldenburg The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (, also known as Holstein-Oldenburg) was a grand duchy within the German Confederation, North German Confederation and German Empire that consisted of three widely separated territories: Oldenburg, Eutin and Bi ...

Early life

Anne-Marie was born at

(now

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

) on 3 July 1903. She was the only daughter of Rudolf von Schutzbar gen. Milchling (1853–1935), Prussian Royal Chamberlain and ''

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'', and his wife Rose Marston.C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 206. Hereinafter cited as The Book of Kings. Her family, Schutzbar genannt Milchling, belonged to an

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, later baronial (german:

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), noble family.

Marriage and family

Anne-Marie married on 15 June 1924, in Hohenhaus (in the town of

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), to Count Bechtold von

(b. 1902). They divorced in 1948. They had one daughter: * Countess Verena von Bernstorff (b. 21 August 1936), married Count Joachim von Bernstorff (b. 14 November 1911) ** Countess Andrea von Bernstorff (b. 24 January 1964), married in 2006 Prof. Dr. Peter Raue (b. 4 February 1941) Anne-Marie married secondly on 20 September 1950, in Güldenstein, to

, the third child and first son of

Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Frederick Augustus II (16 November 1852 in Oldenburg – 24 February 1931 in Rastede) was the last ruling Grand Duke of Oldenburg. He married Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia, daughter of Princess Maria Anna of Anhalt-Dessau and Prince Fr ...

(1852–1931) and

Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchess Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (10 August 1869 – 3 September 1955) was a daughter of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg by his third wife Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt. By her marriage to Frederick Augustu ...

(1869–1955). Nikolaus first wife

Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont (later Duchess of Albany; 17 February 1861 – 1 September 1922) was a member of the British royal family by marriage. She was the fifth daughter and child of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, ...

had died in 1948. They had no children.

Notes and sources

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Schutzbar, Anne-Marie Von, Genannt Milching 1903 births 1991 deaths People from Göttingen (district) Anne-Marie