Princess Elisabeth | |
Princess of Erbach-Schönberg | |
Spouse: | Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg |
Issue: | Princess Imma, Baroness of Dornberg George Louis, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg Prince William Princess Helena |
Full Name: | Luise Elisabeth Hermine Erika |
House: | Waldeck and Pyrmont |
Father: | George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont |
Mother: | Princess Helena of Nassau |
Birth Date: | 6 September 1873 |
Birth Place: | Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont |
Death Place: | Bensheim, West Germany |
Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Prinzessin Luise Elisabeth Hermine Erica Pauline zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 6 September 187323 November 1961) was the youngest daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and wife of Alexander, 2nd Prince of Erbach-Schönberg.
Elisabeth was born at Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont the seventh child and youngest daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831–1893), and his wife, Princess Helena of Nassau (1831–1888), daughter of William, Duke of Nassau. She was closely related to the Dutch royal family and distantly to the British Royal Family through both her parents, who are descendants of King George II of Great Britain.
She was a sister, among others, of:
Elisabeth married on 3 May 1900 in Arolsen, Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (1872–1944), eldest child of Gustav, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg and Princess Marie of Battenberg.They had four children:
As grandaunt of the bride, she was a guest at the 1937 wedding of Juliana of the Netherlands with Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.
At her death, she was the last surviving child of Prince George Victor and Princess Helena.