Elizabeth Auguste Marie Florestine Luise, Princess of Urach and Countess of Württemberg (born 23 August 1894 at

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; died 13 October 1962 in Frauenthal castle in

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) was the wife of

Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein (in German: ''Karl Aloys von und zu Liechtenstein'') (born 16 September 1878 at Frauenthal; died 20 June 1955 at Frauenthal) was Imperial and Royal Cavalry Master (''Rittmeister'') until the end of the monarchy o ...

Life

Elizabeth was the second daughter of Duke Wilhelm Karl of Urach (1864–1928) and his first wife

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(1865–1912). After the death of her mother in May 1912, she managed the housekeeping of her father's home and looked after the education of her younger siblings.Nicola Wurthmann
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(1890–1920), the youngest son of

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courted her in vain. Elizabeth and her father rejected him because he was a

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and they insisted on educating children according to

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. During

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Elizabeth corresponded with her father, who had the rank of a lieutenant general and was commander of the 26th Division in France, Russia and Serbia. Their letters are now in the main governmental archive in Stuttgart. In spring 1921 she married

(1878–1955), a son of Prince Alfred and Princess Henriette. Prince Karl Aloys was

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Cavalry Master (''

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'') until the end of the monarchy of

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and from 13 December 1918 to 15 September 1920 temporarily Prime Minister (''Landesverweser'') of the

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. They had four children: * Wilhelm Alfred (1922-2006). * Maria Josepha (1923-2005). * Franziska (1930-2006). * Wolfgang (born 1934). She found her last resting place in the burial vault of

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Literature

* Wolfgang Schmierer: Article on ''Elisabeth, Prinzessin von und zu Liechtenstein'' ee Fürstin von Urach In: ''Das Haus Württemberg. Ein biographisches Lexikon'', editor: Sönke Lorenz, Dieter Mertens und

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, Stuttgart 1997, , S. 391.

References

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