Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

German Princess
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroGerman Princess
PlacesGermany
wasPrincess Noble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth22 November 1807, Langenburg
Death5 September 1880Schleiz (aged 72 years)
Family
Mother:Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth
Father:Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Spouse:Duke Eugen of Württemberg
Children:Duke Nicholas of Württemberg Duchess Agnes of Württemberg
The details

Biography

Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (22 November 1807, Langenburg, Principality of Hohenlohe-Langenburg - 5 September 1880, Schleiz, Thuringia) was a member of the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and a Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg by birth and a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg as the second wife of Duke Eugen of Württemberg.

Family

Helene was the twelfth children and the ninth daughter of Karl Ludwig III, Prince von Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth. She was a younger sister of Ernst I, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, brother-in-law of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

Marriage and issue

On 11 September 1827 Princess Helene married Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788–1857), son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1758–1822) and Princess Luise of Stolberg-Gedern (1764-1828), first cousin of the better known Countess of Albany. Duke Eugen was a widower of Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1801–1825), daughter of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont by whom he had had three children. By Helene, Duke Eugen had other four children:

  • Duke William of Württemberg (20 July 1828 – 5 November 1896)
  • Duchess Alexandrine Mathilde of Württemberg (16 December 1829 – 2 September 1913)
  • Duke Nicholas of Württemberg (1 March 1833 – 22 February 1903), married in 1868 his niece Duchess Wilhelmine of Württemberg, no issue.
  • Duchess Agnes of Württemberg (13 October 1835 – 10 July 1886), married in 1858 to Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line, had issue.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 22 November 1807 – 11 September 1827: Her Serene Highness Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
  • 11 September 1827 - 8 January 1857: Her Royal Highness Duchess Eugen of Württemberg
  • 8 January 1857 - 5 September 1880:

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Albert Wolfgang, Count of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Countess Sophie Amalie of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Ludwig Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Princess Eleanore of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Princess Philippa Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Karl Ludwig III, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Ludwig Christian, Count of Stolberg-Gedern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Frederick Charles of Stolberg-Gedern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Duchess Christine of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Princess Carolina of Stolberg-Gedern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Ludwig Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (= 18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Princess Louise of Nassau-Saarbrücken
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Princess Philippa Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (= 19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Johann Christian I, Count of Solms-Baruth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Johann Carl, Count of Solms-Baruth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Countess Helena Konstantia Henckel of Donnersmarck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Johann Christian II, Count of Solms-Baruth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Rudolf Ferdinand, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Countess Henriette Louise Wilhelmine of Lippe-Biesterfeld
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Countess Juliana Luise of Kunowitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Heinrich VI, Count Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Baroness Maria Eleanore Ema of Promnitz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Countess Friederike Reuss of Köstritz
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. António Casado y Velano, 3rd Marquis of Monteleone
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Enriqueta Juana Francisca Susana Casado y Huguetan, Marchioness of Monteleone
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Margarida Hugetan, Countess of Gyldensteen
 
 
 
 
 
 

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