Countess Viktoria-Luise
prev. Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Born(1921-03-13)13 March 1921
Schloss Casel, Casel, Weimar Republic
Died1 March 2003(2003-03-01) (aged 81)
Louisiana, United States
Spouse
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(m. 1942; div. 1946)​
    Richard Whitten
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    (m. 1947; died 2001)​
    IssueAndreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
    Victoria Astrid Whitten
    Names
    Victoria-Louise Frederica Caroline Mathilde
    German: Viktoria-Luise Friederike Karoline Mathilde
    HouseSolms-Baruth
    FatherCount Hans of Solms-Baruth
    MotherPrincess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

    Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth (Christened as Countess Viktoria-Luise Friederike Karoline Mathilde of Solms-Baruth; 13 March 1921 – 1 March 2003) was a German noblewoman.

    Early life

    Countess Viktoria-Luise was born at Schloss Casel in Casel, Weimar Republic to Count Hans of Solms-Baruth and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Her maternal grandparents were Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.

    Marriages

    On 25 January 1942, Viktoria-Louise married her first cousin, Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, at the Pfarr- und Patronatskirche Kasel. She and Friedrich Josias divorced on 19 September 1946.[1] They had one child:

    She married, secondly, Richard Whitten on 6 November 1947 at Steinwänd bei Werfen, Austria. They were remarried in a religious ceremony on 14 February 1948 at San Francisco, California.[1] They had one child:

    • Victoria Astrid Whitten (b. 23 August 1948).

    Ancestry

    References

    1. 1 2 C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, UK: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 25.


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