Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg

Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg
Hereditary Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg in 1907
Spouse	Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Issue
Margarethe, Countess of Erbach-Erbach Alexandra, Princess Botho of Bentheim and Steinfurt Princess Ingrid Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Guda, Princess of Wied
Full name
German: Altburg Marie Mathilde Olga
House	House of Holstein-Gottorp (by birth) Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (by marriage)
Father	Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
Mother	Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Born	19 May 1903(1903-05-19) Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Died	16 June 2001(2001-06-16) (aged 98) Bad Arolsen, Germany
Religion	Lutheranism

Duchess Altburg Marie Matilda Olga of Oldenburg (19 May 1903 – 16 June 2001) was a daughter of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg by his second wife Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Early life

In 1914, Altburg and her sister Ingeborg were nearly shot while riding in a motor car.^[1] They did not realize a bullet had been fired until they came to a stop and noticed it lodged in the upholstery. Although the person responsible is not known, it is believed that it was a stray bullet fired accidentally.^[1]

In 1918, their parents were dethroned as Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Oldenburg.^[2]

Marriage

On 25 August 1922, Altburg married Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. He was the eldest son of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe. Like her own parents, Josias' parents had lost their titles at the end of World War I. They had five children:

• Princess Margarethe (22 May 1923 - 21 August 2003) married (1972) div. (1979) Count Franz August zu Erbach-Erbach (b. 1925)
• Princess Alexandra (25 September 1924) married (1949) Prince Botho of Bentheim und Steinfurt (1924–2001)
• Princess Ingrid (2 September 1931)
• Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (9 March 1936) married (1988) Countess Cecilie of Goëss-Saurau (b. 1956)
• Princess Guda (22 August 1939) married (1958) div. (1972) Frederick William, Prince of Wied (1931–2001); married second (1968) Horst Dierkes (b. 1939)

Titles and styles

• 10 August 1897 – 25 August 1922: Her Highness Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg
• 25 August 1922 – 16 June 2001: Her Highness The Hereditary Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • Title in pretence: 26 May 1946 – 30 November 1967: Her Highness The Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Ancestry

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Shot Hit Grand Duke's Car", The New York Times (Berlin), 20 June 1914, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9904E3DA133EE733A25753C2A9609C946596D6CF&scp=7&sq=Grand+Duke+of+Oldenburg&st=p 
2. ^ "Germans Dethrone Three More Rulers", The New York Times (Copenhagen), 12 November 1918, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B04E1DA1031E03ABC4A52DFB7678383609EDE&scp=9&sq=Grand+Duke+of+Oldenburg&st=p 

Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg House of Holstein-Gottorp Cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg Born: 19 May 1903 Died: 16 June 2001
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe	— TITULAR — Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont 26 May 1946 – 30 November 1967 Reason for succession failure: Monarchy abolished in 1918	Vacant Title next held by Countess Cecilie of Goëss-Saurau

Persondata
Name	Altburg Of Oldenburg, Duchess
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	19 May 1903
Place of birth	Oldenburg, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Date of death	16 June 2001
Place of death	Bad Arolsen, Germany