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 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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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