Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth
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Schloss Casel, Casel, Weimar Republic
Louisiana, United States
Victoria Astrid Whitten
| Countess Viktoria-Luise | |||||
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| prev. Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |||||
| Born | 13 March 1921 Schloss Casel, Casel, Weimar Republic | ||||
| Died | 1 March 2003 (aged 81) Louisiana, United States | ||||
| Spouse | Richard Whitten
(m. 1947; died 2001) | ||||
| Issue | Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Victoria Astrid Whitten | ||||
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| House | Solms-Baruth | ||||
| Father | Count Hans of Solms-Baruth | ||||
| Mother | Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg | ||||
Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth (Christened as Countess Viktoria-Luise Friederike Karoline Mathilde of Solms-Baruth; 13 March 1921 – 1 March 2003) was a German noblewoman.
Countess Viktoria-Luise was born at Schloss Casel in Casel, Weimar Republic, to Count Hans of Solms-Baruth and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Her maternal grandparents were Friedrich Ferdinand, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg.
Marriages
On 25 January 1942, Viktoria-Louise married her first cousin, Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, at the Pfarr- und Patronatskirche Kasel. She and Friedrich Josias divorced on 19 September 1946.[1] They had one child:
- Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (21 March 1943 – 3 April 2025).
She married, secondly, Richard Carlyle Babb Whitten on 6 November 1947 at Steinwänd bei Werfen, Austria. They were remarried in a religious ceremony on 14 February 1948 at San Francisco, California.[1] They had one child:
- Victoria Astrid Solms Whitten (b. 23 August 1948 in Salzburg, Austria).
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