Duchess Agnes of Württemberg

Duchess Agnes of Württemberg
Princess Reuss Younger Line
Born(1835-10-13)13 October 1835
Carlsruhe, Kingdom of Prussia
Died10 July 1886(1886-07-10) (aged 50)
Gera, Reuss Younger Line
Spouse
IssueHeinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line
Elisabet, Princess Hermann of Solms-Braunfels
Names
German: Pauline Louise Agnes
HouseHouse of Württemberg (by birth)
House of Reuss Younger Line (by marriage)
FatherDuke Eugen of Württemberg
MotherPrincess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Duchess Agnes of Württemberg (German: Herzogin Pauline Louise Agnes von Württemberg; 13 October 1835 – 10 July 1886) was a German aristocrat and writer under the pseudonym of Angela Hohenstein.

Life and family

Duchess Agnes was born at Carlsruhe, Kingdom of Prussia (now Pokój, Poland) was the youngest child of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788–1857), (son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg, and Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern (1764-1834)) by his second marriage to Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, (daughter of Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth). Agnes had three half-siblings by her father's previous marriage with Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

Agnes founded numerous foundations and institutions that bore her name, such as the Agnes School, a school for female servants in Gera.

Marriage and issue

Agnes married on 6 February 1858 at Karlsruhe to Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line (1832–1913), son of Heinrich LXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line and Princess Adelheid of Reuss-Ebersdorf.

They had two children:

Works

  • Helene (narrative, 1867)
  • From a lovely time. Eight images (incl.: Fra Angelico Giovanni da Fiesole, Roswitha, From Venice, a fantasy forest, three folk songs in a picture, In the back room, the lilies of the cemetery Meran, Johann Arnold's diary, 1878)
  • The blessing of the Grandmother (Family picture in two volumes, 1880)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Duchess Agnes of Württemberg
8. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
4. Duke Eugen of Württemberg
9. Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt
2. Duke Eugen of Württemberg
10. Christian Karl, Prince of Stolberg-Gedern
5. Princess Louise of Stolberg-Gedern
11. Countess Eleanore Reuss of Lobenstein
1. Duchess Agnes of Württemberg
12. Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
6. Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
13. Countess Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern
3. Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
14. Johann Christian II, Count of Solms-Baruth
7. Countess Amalie of Solms-Baruth
15. Countess Friederike Reuss of Köstritz

Notes and sources

  • The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: II 223
  • Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1956
  • L'Allemagne dynastique, Huberty, Giraud, Magdelaine, Reference: II 525