Princess Charlotte of Prussia
Princess Charlotte of Prussia (German: Victoria Elisabeth Augusta Charlotte Prinzessin von Preußen; 24 July 1860 – 1 October 1919) was the Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen from 1914 to 1918 as the wife of Bernhard III. She was the eldest daughter of Frederick III, German Emperor and Victoria, Princess Royal. She was also the eldest sister of Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor.
| Charlotte of Prussia | |||||
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 Photograph, c. 1878 | |||||
| Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen | |||||
| 25 June 1914 – 10 November 1918 | |||||
| Born | 24 July 1860 New Palace, Potsdam, Kingdom of Prussia | ||||
| Died | 1 October 1919 (aged 59) Baden-Baden, Weimar Republic | ||||
| Burial | 7 October 1919 Schloss Altenstein, Thuringia, Germany | ||||
| Spouse | Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (m. 1878) | ||||
| Issue | Feodora, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen | ||||
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| House | Hohenzollern | ||||
| Father | Frederick III, German Emperor | ||||
| Mother | Victoria, Princess Royal | ||||
Charlotte was born July 24, 1860 at New Palace in Potsdam, Prussia. Through her mother, she was the eldest granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Through h.er father, she was the eldest granddaughter of King Wilhelm I and Queen Augusta.
In 1878, she married her second cousin, Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. They only had one child together named Princess Feodora, who was born in 1879.[1]
After the fall of the German Empire, Charlotte died on October 1, 1919 at the age of 59. She was later buried at Schloss Altenstein in Thuringia.
Princess Charlotte Of Prussia Media
Portrait of the royal family of Prussia by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1862. From the left: Prince Wilhelm; the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia; and Princess Charlotte.
Princess Charlotte with her parents and siblings. Standing left to right: Prince Heinrich, Crown Princess Victoria, Crown Prince Frederick William with Princess Margaret, Prince Wilhelm, and Princess Charlotte (far right). (seated left to right) Princess Victoria, Princess Sophie and Prince Waldemar. 1875
From top to bottom: Margaret, Sophia, Victoria and Charlotte
Charlotte of Prussia with Bernhard of Saxe-Meiningen around the time of the engagement, 1876.
Princess Charlotte with her daughter, Princess Feodora.
Princess Charlotte of Prussia in 1883
Portrait by Philip de László, 1899
References
- ↑ Van der Kiste 2012, 192.
- ↑ Van der Kiste 2012, 851–864.