Friedrich-Wolfgang zu Castell-Rüdenhausen
Friedrich-Wolfgang Otto Graf zu Castell-Rüdenhausen
Son of Hugo Graf zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1871-1936) and Clementine Gräfin zu Solms-Sonnenwalde (1881-1971).
Born: Berlin 27. Jun 1906
Married:
Veste Coburg 14. Dec 1931 (div. 1938) Caroline Mathilde, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1912-1983), daughter of Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884-1954) and his wife Viktoria Adelheid, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1885-1970).
Rüdenhausen 26. Apr 1939 Elisabeth Gräfin zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1914), his first cousin, daughter of Casimir 2. Fürst zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1861-1933) and his wife Mechtild Gräfin von Bentinck (1877-1940).
Issue of first marriage:
Bertram Graf zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1932) m. 1964 Felizitas Gräfin von Auersperg (1944)
Conradin Graf zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1933) m.1962 Märta Lönegren (1939)
Victoria Adelheid Gräfin zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1935) m. 1960 Miles Huntington-Whiteley (1929)
Issue of second marriage:
Hesso Graf zu Castell-Rüdenhausen (1940) m. 1975 Elisabeth von Nell (1938)
Died: Missing in action over Portland, Dorset 11. Jun 1940; declared dead 1946
Marlene A. Eilers ”Queen Victoria’s Descendants”, Rosvall Royal Books 1997; Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels Fürsten II, Vol XVIII, Starke Verlag 2007