Duchess Altburg Marie Matilda Olga of Oldenburg (19 May 1903 – 16 June 2001) was a daughter 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 Freder ...

by his second wife

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 ...

Early life

In 1914, Altburg and her sister Ingeborg were nearly shot while riding in a motor car. They did not realize a bullet had been fired until they came to a stop and noticed it lodged in the upholstery. Although the person responsible is not known, it is believed that it was a stray bullet fired accidentally. In 1918, their parents were dethroned as Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Oldenburg.

Marriage

On 25 August 1922, Altburg married

Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (german: Josias Georg Wilhelm Adolf Erbprinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont) (13 May 1896 – 30 November 1967) was the heir apparent to the throne of the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a genera ...

. He was the eldest son of

Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (''Friedrich Adolf Hermann Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont''; 20 January 1865 – 26 May 1946) was the last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 12 May 1893 to 13 November 1918. Family He was th ...

and Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe. Like her own parents, Josias' parents had lost their titles at the end of

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. They had five children: * Princess Margarethe (22 May 1923 – 21 August 2003); her son Eberhard would marry Alexandra Reuss, granddaughter of

Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe , house = House of Lippe, Lippe , father = Count Rudolf of Lippe-Biesterfeld , mother = Princess Luise von Ardeck } Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe (30 August 1895 – 25 December 1993) was a socialite and wri ...

* Princess Alexandra (25 September 1924 – 4 September 2009) * Princess Ingrid (2 September 1931 – ) * Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (9 March 1936 – ) * Princess Guda (22 August 1939 – ), married Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Wied, grandson of William Frederick, Prince of Wied.

Ancestry

References

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