Helene of Waldeck-Pyrmont
Helene Friederike Augusta, Princess of Waldeck-Pyrmont. After her marriage her name was anglizised as Helena.
Daughter of Georg Viktor, Sovereign Prince (Fürst) of Waldeck-Pyrmont (1831-1893) and Helene, Princess of Nassau (1831-1888).
Born: Arolsen, Waldeck 17. Feb 1861
Married: St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle 27. Apr 1882 Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884), son of Albert, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819-1861) and Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901) .
Issue:
Princess Alice of Albany (1883-1981) m. 1904 Alexander Prinz von Teck, cr. 1st Earl of Athlone (1874-1957)
Prince Charles Edward, Duke of Albany, succeeded as Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1900 (1884-1954) m. 1905 Viktoria Adelheid, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1885-1970)
Died: Hinterriss, Tyrol, Austria 1. Sep 1922 from a heart attack
Buried: St. George’s Chapel, Windsor
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