Marie Eleonore zu Wied

Princess Marie Eleonore of Albania (Marie Eleonore Elisabeth Cecilie Mathilde Lucie Prinzessin von Wied; 19 February 1909 – 29 September 1956) was the only daughter of William, Prince of Albania and his wife Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg.

She held the title of Princess of Albania. She was also styled Donika, in homage to Donika Kastrioti.

Family and early life

Marie Eleonore Prinzessin von Wied was born on 19 February 1909 at Potsdam, Brandenburg, Prusia.

She was the sister of Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania.

Marriage

She married, firstly, Alfred Prinz von Schönburg-Waldenburg (1905-1941), son of Prince Heinrich von Schönburg-Waldenburg and Princess Olga zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, on 16 November 1937 at Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

She married, secondly, Ion Octavian Bunea (1899-1977), son of Aureliu Bunea, on 5 February 1949 at Bucharest, Romania.

She died on 29 September 1956 at age 47 at a communist internment camp, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, on 29 September 1956, without issue.

Titles and styles

She was given the name of Marie Eleonore Elisabeth Cecilie Mathilde Lucie at birth.

She gained the title of Princess of Wied (Prinzessin von Wied) at birth. She gained the title of Princess Marie Eleonore of Albania in 1914. From 16 November 1937, she gained the title of Princess of Schönburg-Waldenburg. From 5 February 1949, her married name became Bunea.

• 19 February 1909 – 7 March 1914: Her Serene Highness Princess Marie Eleonore of Wied
• 7 March 1914 – 16 November 1937: Her Highness Princess Marie Eleonore of Albania, Princess of Wied
• 16 November 1937 – 5 February 1949: Her Highness Princess Marie Eleonore of Schönburg-Waldenburg, Princess of Albania, Princess of Wied
• 5 February 1949 – 29 September 1957: Her Highness Princess Marie Eleonore, Princess of Albania, Princess of Wied, Mrs Bunea

Ancestry

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