Princess Elisabeth of Stolberg-Rossla

Princess Elisabeth of Stolberg-Rossla (German: Elisabeth zu Stolberg-Roßla; 23 July 1885, Roßla—16 October 1969, Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein) was the second wife of Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg, Regent of the Duchy of Brunswick.

Princess Elisabeth zu Stolberg-Rossla
Duchess Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born(1885-07-23)23 July 1885
Roßla, Germany
Died16 October 1969(1969-10-16) (aged 84)
Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
SpouseDuke John Albert of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
HouseMecklenburg-Schwerin
Stolberg-Rossla
FatherPrince Botho of Stolberg-Rossla
MotherPrincess Hedwig of Ysenburg und Büdingen

Early life

She was second daughter of Prince Botho of Stolberg-Rossla, son of Count Karl of Stolberg-Rossla and Countess Bertha of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim. Her mother was Princess Hedwig of Ysenburg and Büdingen, eldest daughter of Bruno, 3rd Prince of Ysenburg and Büdingen and Princess Mathilde of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich.

First marriage

She was married to Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 15 December 1909, a year after the death of his first wife Princess Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Their marriage was childless.

Second marriage

After his death in 1920, Elisabeth remarried to Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, her first husband's half-brother, at Ludwigslust in Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Although this marriage also remained childless, she became stepmother to Duchess Woizlawa Feodora of Mecklenburg, who at the age of 100, was the oldest living royal and the oldest living resident of Gorwihl.

Death

Elisabeth died in Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, on 16 October 1969, only two months after the death of her second husband.

Ancestry

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