Princess Olga of Saxe-Altenburg
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Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Münster, West Germany
Countess Eleonore-Renata
Count Karl Rüdiger
| Princess Olga of Saxe-Altenburg | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countess Pückler-Burghauss | |||||
 Photograph, 1911. | |||||
| Born | 17 April 1886 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony | ||||
| Died | 13 January 1955 (aged 68) Münster, West Germany | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Countess Ella-Viola Countess Eleonore-Renata Count Karl Rüdiger | ||||
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| House | House of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Father | Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie of Prussia | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
Princess Olga of Saxe-Altenburg (17 April 1886 – 13 January 1955) was a German noblewoman and a member of the Ducal House of Saxe-Altenburg.[1][2]
Born at Albrechtsberg Castle in Dresden, the capital of the Kingdom of Saxony.[3] She was the eldest daughter of Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg and his first wife, Princess Marie of Prussia.[4] Through her mother, she was a niece of Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia.[5]
Following the premature death of her mother in 1888, Olga's upbringing was deeply influenced by her father's dual service to the German and Russian empires. She received a private education typical of the high aristocracy, focusing on languages, music, and court etiquette.[6] Due to her father's position as a General in the Imperial Russian Army, part of her education took place in Saint Petersburg, where she became fluent in Russian and French[7]
Marriage and later life
On 20 May 1913, she married Count Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss in Ludwigsburg.Together, they had three children:[8][9]
- Countess Ella-Viola (1914–1982); married Andreas Friedrich von Flotow (1913-1990) in 1941 and had issue.[10]
- Countess Eleonore-Renata (1919–1997); married two times and had issue by both[11]
- Count Karl Rüdiger (1923–1923) died when two months old.
After the collapse of the German monarchy and the post-war displacement of the landed aristocracy in 1945, she relocated to Westphalia. She died in Münster on 13 January 1955.