Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth
| Viktoria-Luise | |||||
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| Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth | |||||
| Born |
13 March 1921 Schloss Casel, Casel, Weimar Republic | ||||
| Died |
1 March 2003 (aged 81) Louisiana, United States | ||||
| Spouse |
Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (m. 1942; div. 1946) Richard Whitten (m. 1947–2001) | ||||
| 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)
Early life
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 (by virtue of their common maternal grandparents) Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the youngest child of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg 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 (b. 21 March 1943)
She married, secondly, Richard 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 daughter:
- Victoria Astrid Solms Whitten (23 August 1948); married Jack Terry Taubin in 1967 and were divorced. They have two children and six grandchildren. She remarried to Michael Lee Beveridge in 1975. They have one daughter.
- Keith Lyle Taubin (30 September 1967); married Tiffiny Ann Somerhalder in 1998 and divorced. They have one son. He has an illegitimate daughter with Nancy Adams.
- Connor Shiké Taubin (1998)
- Jolie Taubin (2001)
- Richard Todd Taubin (8 March 1969); married Jamie Elizabeth Bourgeois in 1987 and divorced. They have one daughter Kirsten. He remarried Christie Elizabeth Hall in 1992 and divorced. They have three children:
- Kirsten Monique Taubin (1988) married Joshua Waguespack in 2014
- Alexis Carlyle Taubin (1996)
- Madeleine Elizabeth Taubin (1999)
- Christopher Todd Taubin (2001)
- Keith Lyle Taubin (30 September 1967); married Tiffiny Ann Somerhalder in 1998 and divorced. They have one son. He has an illegitimate daughter with Nancy Adams.
Titles
- ;13 March 1921 - 25 January 1942: Her Illustrious Highness Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth
- 25 January 1942 - 19 September 1946: Her Highness Princess Viktoria-Luise, The Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Countess of Solms-Baruth
- 19 September 1946 - 6 November 1947: Her Illustrious Highness Princess Viktoria-Luise, Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Countess of Solms-Baruth
- 6 November 1947 - 1 March 2003: Her Illustrious Highness Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth, Mrs. Whitten
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth |
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References
- 1 2 C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, UK: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 25.
External links
- Victoria Louise Frederica Caroline Matildhe Gräfin zu Solms-Baruth profile, thepeerage.com; accessed 15 April 2014.
- Profile, Gräfin Viktoria-Luise zu Solms-Baruth, genealogics.org; accessed 15 April 2014.