Princess Barbara of Prussia
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Princess Barbara of Prussia was the only daughter of Prince Sigismund of Prussia
and Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
.
She was a great-granddaughter of Frederick III, German Emperor
and a great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria
.
Barbara married in a civil marriage, Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin second son of Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. They married in a religious ceremony on 11 July 1954. Duke Christian had been held as a prisoner-of-war for eight years before being finally released by the Russians in 1953. Despite the fact that Barbara was thirty-four and the groom was forty-two, it was the first marriage for both of them. The 11 July ceremony was held at Glücksburg Castle, and was attended by 130 representatives of Germany's ducal families. Among them was Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia
, the head of the House of Hohenzollern
.
They had two daughters:
Her daughters are the only remaining senior members of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After the death of her brother in law
in 2001, the male line of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin became extinct.
Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1896-1978)
Prince Sigismund of Prussia , was the second son of Prince Heinrich of Prussia and his wife, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine...
and Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
Princess Charlotte Agnes of Saxe-Altenburg was the eldest child of Ernst II, the last reigning duke of Saxe-Altenburg.-Marriage and family:...
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She was a great-granddaughter of Frederick III, German Emperor
Frederick III, German Emperor
Frederick III was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors. Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl known informally as Fritz, was the only son of Emperor William I and was raised in his family's tradition of military service...
and a great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
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Marriage and family
On 5 July 1954 in GlücksburgGlücksburg
Glücksburg is a small town in the district Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.It is situated on the south side of the Flensburg Fjord, an inlet of the Baltic Sea, approx. 10 km northeast of Flensburg...
Barbara married in a civil marriage, Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin second son of Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. They married in a religious ceremony on 11 July 1954. Duke Christian had been held as a prisoner-of-war for eight years before being finally released by the Russians in 1953. Despite the fact that Barbara was thirty-four and the groom was forty-two, it was the first marriage for both of them. The 11 July ceremony was held at Glücksburg Castle, and was attended by 130 representatives of Germany's ducal families. Among them was Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia
Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
-Children:* Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia , married firstly Waltraud Freytag on 22 August 1967 in Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; secondly Ehrengard von Reden on 23 April 1976; thirdly Sibylle Kretschmer. He renounced his succession rights on 18 September 1967...
, the head of the House of Hohenzollern
House of Hohenzollern
The House of Hohenzollern is a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings and emperors of Prussia, Germany and Romania. It originated in the area around the town of Hechingen in Swabia during the 11th century. They took their name from their ancestral home, the Burg Hohenzollern castle near...
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They had two daughters:
- Duchess Donata of Mecklenburg-SchwerinDuchess Donata of MecklenburgDuchess Donata of Mecklenburg is the senior member of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Since there are no males left in the family, the Schwerin branch itself is considered extinct due to the Salic law of succession...
(b. 11 March 1956) married Alexander von Solodkoff and had issue. - Duchess Edwina of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 25 September 1960) married Konrad von Posern in November 1995 and had issue:
- Ludwig Leopold Bernhard Georg Maria von Posern (b. 1996)
- Paul Friedrich Christian Fabian Maria von Posern (b. 1997)
- Ferdinand Johann Albrecht Maria von Posern (b. 1999)
Her daughters are the only remaining senior members of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After the death of her brother in law
Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was the heir apparent to the throne of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and a member of the SS...
in 2001, the male line of the House of Mecklenburg-Schwerin became extinct.