Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg

Princess Therese Wilhelmine Friederike Isabelle Charlotte of Nassau-Weilburg,^[1]^[2] full German name: Therese Wilhelmine Friederike Isabelle Charlotte, Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg^[1]^[2] (17 April 1815 in Weilburg, Duchy of Nassau^[1]^[2] – 8 December 1871 in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria–Hungary^[1]^[2]) was a member of the House of Nassau-Weilburg and a Princess of Nassau-Weilburg by birth. Through her marriage to Duke Peter of Oldenburg, Therese was also a Duchess of Oldenburg.

Family

Therese was the second child and daughter of William, Duke of Nassau and his first wife Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen.^[1]^[2]

Marriage and issue

Therese married Duke Peter of Oldenburg, second and younger son of Duke George of Oldenburg and his wife Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, on 23 April 1837 in Biebrich.^[1]^[2] Therese and Peter had eight children:^[1]

Alexandra of Oldenburg (2 June 1838, St. Petersburg – 13 April 1900 Kiev, Ukraine); m. Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (1831–1891).
Nicholas of Oldenburg (9 May 1840, St. Petersburg – 20 January 1886, Geneva, Switzerland); m. Maria Bulazel created Countess of Osternburg.
Cecile of Oldenburg (27 February 1842 St. Petersburg – 11 January 1843, St. Petersburg)
Alexander of Oldenburg (2 June 1844, St Petersburg, – 6 September 1932, Biarritz, France). Heir of the Russian Oldenburgs. He married Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg. Their only son, Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg, married Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia
Catherine of Oldenburg (21 September 1846, St. Petersburg – 23 June 1866, St. Petersburg)
George of Oldenburg (17 April 1848, St. Petersburg – 17 March 1871, St. Petersburg)
Konstantin of Oldenburg (27 April 1850, St. Petersburg – 18 March 1906 in Nice, France); m. Princess Agrafena Djaparridze, created Countess of Zarnekau
Therese of Oldenburg (30 March 1852, St. Petersburg – 18 April 1883 St. Petersburg); m. George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg (1852–1912)

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

17 April 1815 – 23 April 1837: Her Ducal Serene Highness Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg
23 April 1837 – 8 December 1871: Her Imperial Highness Duchess Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg

16. Charles Augustus, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

8. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

17. Princess Auguste Friederike Wilhelmine of Nassau-Idstein

4. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg

18. William IV, Prince of Orange

9. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau

19. Anne, Princess Royal

2. William, Duke of Nassau

20. Wilhelm Ludwig, Burgrave of Kirchberg

10. Wilhelm Georg, Count of Sayn-Hachenburg, Burgrave of Kirchberg

21. Countess Louise of Salm-Dhaun

5. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg

22. Henrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz

11. Princess Isabella Auguste Reuss of Greiz

23. Countess Konradine Reuss of Köstritz

1. Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg

24. Ernst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

12. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

25. Countess Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau

6. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

26. Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

13. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar

27. Margravine Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

3. Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

28. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Prince of Mirow

14. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

29. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen

7. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

30. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt

15. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

31. Countess Marie Luise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Darryl Lundy (15 Jun 2003). "Therese Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Paul Theroff. "NASSAU". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-08-02.

External links

Media related to Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg at Wikimedia Commons

Princesses of Nassau by birth

The generations are numbered from the ascension of William as Duke of Nassau in 1816.

1st generation	Princess Auguste Duchess Therese of Oldenburg Princess Marie Marie, Princess of Wied Helena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Sophia, Queen of Sweden and Norway

2nd generation	Princess Marie Bathildis Hilda, Grand Duchess of Baden*

3rd generation	Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde* Grand Duchess Charlotte* Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg* Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria* Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis* Princess Sophie of Saxony*

4th generation	Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg^ Marie-Adélaïde, Countess of Donnersmarck^ Marie Gabriele, Countess of Holstein-Ledreborg^ Alix, Princess of Ligne^

5th generation	Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria^ Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein^ Princess Charlotte

6th generation	Princess Alexandra* Princess Marie-Gabrielle Princess Charlotte (1995) Princess Charlotte (2000)

7th generation	Princess Amalia

* also a princess of Luxembourg by birth ^also a princess of Bourbon-Parma by birth

Duchesses of Oldenburg by marriage

The generations are numbered from the ascension of Frederick August I as Duke of Oldenburg in 1774 and remain unchanged even when its ruler became Grand Dukes.

1st Generation	None

2nd Generation	Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym Princess Ida of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg Princess Cecilia of Sweden

3rd Generation	Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg

4th Generation	Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg Princess Elisabeth Anna of Prussia Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

5th Generation	Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Anne-Marie von Schutzbar genannt Milchling

6th Generation	Princess Ameli of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Princess Gertrud of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Princess Marie Cécile of Prussia Felicitas-Anita, Countess Schwerin von Krosigk Countess Ilka zu Ortenburg Donata Countess of Castell-Rüdenhausen

7th Generation	Belinda Tatham Warter Countess Caroline zu Rantzau Anna Dyckerhoff Maria del Pilar Méndez de Vigo y Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

8th Generation	None

All Duchesses were also by right Princesses of Holstein-Gottorp by marriage

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