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Olga of Württemberg (german: Herzogin Olga Alexandrine Marie von Württemberg; 1 March 1876 – 21 October 1932) was a daughter of Duke Eugen of Württemberg and

. She married Prince Maximilian of Schaumburg-Lippe.Willis, ''The Romanovs in the 21st Century, p. 162

Early life and family

Princess Olga was born at

, the younger twin daughter of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1846–1877), (son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg, and Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe) and his wife,

(1854–1912), (daughter of

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and

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). Her older twin was

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(1876–1936). They did not look alike and Olga, much taller than her sister, seemed to be the elder of the two.

Marriage and issue

There were plans to marry Duchess Olga to

Prince Maximilian of Baden Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (''Maximilian Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm''; 10 July 1867 – 6 November 1929),Almanach de Gotha. ''Haus Baden (Maison de Bade)''. Justus Perthes (publishing company), Justus Perthes, Gotha, 1944, p. 18, (French). a ...

, but he ultimately married

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. In March 1898 there were reports of her engagement to Prince Eugen of Sweden, the youngest son of King

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. The marriage never occurred. Prince Eugen, a notable artist, remained a bachelor. Olga married Prince Maximilian of Schaumburg-Lippe (13 March 1871 – 1 April 1904) on 3 November 1898 at Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. He was a son of Wilhelm, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, and Bathildis, Princess of Anhalt-Dessau. Their marriage lasted less than six years. Her husband died young. They had three children: *

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(8 August 1899 – 9 November 1929). He died unmarried at age 30 at

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, in a plane crash. *Prince Albrecht of Schaumburg-Lippe (17 October 1900 – 20 May 1984). He married on 2 September 1930 Baroness Walburga von Hirschberg (26 March 1906 – 10 April 1986). They had no children. He had a daughter with Baroness Marie-Gabriele von Pfetten-Arnbach (10 June 1927 – 14 February 2015) Andrea of Schaumburg-Lippe (Born 19 September 1960). She married on 4 September 1993 Count Franz von Degenfeld-Schonburg. They had three children. *Prince Bernhard of Schaumburg-Lippe (8 December 1902 – 24 June 1903). Died in childhood.

Ancestry

Notes

References

*Willis, Daniel. ''The Romanovs in the 21st Century: a genealogical Biography'',VDM, 2009.
thePeerage.com - Olga Herzogin von Württemberg

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Olga Of Wurttemberg 1876 births 1932 deaths Nobility from Stuttgart Duchesses of Württemberg House of Lippe Princesses of Schaumburg-Lippe German twins