Duchess Elsa of Württemberg (Elsa Mathilde Marie; 1 March 1876 – 27 May 1936) was a daughter of Duke Eugen of Württemberg and

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. She married Prince Albert of Schaumburg-Lippe.

Early life and family

Duchess Elsa was born at

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, the elder twin daughter of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1846–1877) (son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg and Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe) and his wife, Grand Duchess Vera Constantinovna of Russia (1854–1912) (daughter of

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and

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). Her younger twin sister was Duchess Olga of Württemberg (1876–1932).

Failed engagement

On January 28, 1895, the British

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published the following: "We are informed that a marriage has been arranged between His Royal Highness Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, only son of their Royal Highnesses the

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and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and grandson of

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, and Her Royal Highness the Duchess Elsa Matilda Marie, elder twin daughter of the late Duke William Eugene of Württemberg by his marriage with his cousin the Grand Duchess Vera of Russia." The marriage did not take place.

Marriage and issue

On 6 May 1897, in Stuttgart, she married Prince Albert of Schaumburg-Lippe (1869–1942), son of

Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe (; 12 December 1834 – 4 April 1906) was the son of George William, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe and member of the House of Lippe. Early life William was born at Bückeburg, Schaumburg-Lippe on 12 December 1834 ...

and

Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau (; 29 December 183710 February 1902) was a Princess of Anhalt-Dessau and member of the House of Ascania by birth. As the wife of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe she was a Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by marr ...

. They had four children: *Prince Max of Schaumburg-Lippe (28 March 1898 – 4 February 1974), married in 1933 to Helga Lee Roderbourg, no issue; *Prince Franz Josef of Schaumburg-Lippe (1 September 1899 – 7 July 1963), married in 1959 to Maria Theresia Peschel, no issue; *Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe (20 January 1901 – 26 November 1923); *Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (11 November 1903 – 29 June 1983), married in 1925 to

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, had issue.

Ancestry

Notes and sources

*The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: 223 {{DEFAULTSORT:Elsa Of Wurttemberg 1876 births 1936 deaths Duchesses of Württemberg House of Lippe Nobility from Stuttgart Princesses of Schaumburg-Lippe German twins