Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth

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.

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
Richard Whitten
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(m. 1947⁠–⁠2001)​
IssueAndreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Victoria Astrid Whitten
Full name
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

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]

Ancestry

References
  1. 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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