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1 Early life  





2 Marriage and family  



2.1  Children  





2.2  Grandchildren  







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Princess Helena of Nassau






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Princess Helena
Born(1831-08-18)18 August 1831
Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau, German Confederation
Died28 October 1888(1888-10-28) (aged 57)
Pyrmont, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont, German Empire
Burial
Fuerstliches Erbbegraebnis,
Rhoden
Spouse

(m. 1853)
IssuePrincess Sophie
Pauline, Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt
Marie, Princess William of Württemberg
Emma, Queen of the Netherlands
Princess Helen, Duchess of Albany
Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Elisabeth, Princess of Erbach-Schönberg
Names
Helena Wilhelmina Henriette Pauline Marianne
HouseNassau-Weilburg
FatherWilliam, Duke of Nassau
MotherPrincess Pauline of Württemberg

Princess Helena of Nassau (German: Prinzessin Helene Wilhelmine Henriette Pauline Marianne von Nassau-Weilburg; 18 August 1831 – 27 October 1888) was a daughter of William, Duke of Nassau, and consort of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

Early life

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Helena was born at Wiesbaden, Duchy of Nassau. She was the ninth child of William, Duke of Nassau (1792–1839), by his second wife Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810–1856), daughter of Prince Paul of Württemberg. She was the half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (then Hereditary Prince of Nassau). She was related to the Dutch royal family and also, distantly, to the British royal family through her father and mother, both were descendants of King George II of Great Britain.

Marriage and family

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Princess Helena married on 26 September 1853 in WiesbadentoGeorge Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.[1]

Children

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Helena and George Victor had seven children:

Grandchildren

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Among her grandchildren were:

Ancestry

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Notes and sources

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  1. ^ Almanach de Gotha. 1893. p. 111.

Princess Helena of Nassau

House of Nassau-Weilburg

Cadet branch of the House of Nassau

Born: 18 August 1831 Died: 28 October 1862
German royalty
Vacant

Title last held by

Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
26 September 1853 – 28 October 1888
Vacant

Title next held by

Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

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