Princess Olga of Saxe-Altenburg

Princess Olga of Saxe-Altenburg
Countess Pückler-Burghauss
Born(1886-04-17)17 April 1886
Albrechtsberg Castle, Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died13 January 1955(1955-01-13) (aged 68)
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Spouse
(m. 1913; died 1945)
IssueCountess Ella-Viola
Countess Eleonore-Renata
Count Karl Rüdiger
HouseHouse of Saxe-Altenburg
FatherPrince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg
MotherPrincess Marie of Prussia
ReligionLutheranism

Princess Olga of Saxe-Altenburg (Olga Elisabeth Carola Victoria Maria Anna Agnes Antoinette,17 April 1886 – 13 January 1955) was a German princess and a member of the Ducal House of Saxe-Altenburg.

Early life

Princess Olga was born at Albrechtsberg Castle in Dresden. She was the eldest daughter of Prince Albert of Saxe-Altenburg and his first wife, Princess Marie of Prussia.[1][2]

Following her mother's death in 1888, her father's career in the Imperial Russian Army led the family to reside frequently in the Russian Empire.[3]

Marriage and issue

On 20 May 1913, she married Count Carl Friedrich von Pückler-Burghauss in Ludwigsburg.[4]

The marriage produced three children:[5]

  • Countess Ella-Viola (1914–1982)
  • Countess Eleonore-Renata (1919–1997)
  • Count Karl Rüdiger (1923–1945)

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Gothaischer Hofkalender: Genealogischer Hofkalender, (Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1922), p. 12.
  2. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Vol. 47, (Limburg an der Lahn: C.A. Starke Verlag, 1971), p. 322.
  3. ^ Vogel, Thomas. Die Prinzen von Sachsen-Altenburg im internationalen Dienst,(Altenburg: Selle Verlag, 2005), pp. 45-48. ISBN 978-3938552001. performing international duties
  4. ^ Almanach de Gotha, (Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1930), p. 105.
  5. ^ "Obituary: Countess Olga Pückler-Burghauss", Westfälische Nachrichten, 15 January 1955.

Bibliography

  • Vogel, Thomas (2005). Die Prinzen von Sachsen-Altenburg. Selle. ISBN 978-3938552001.
  • Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels. Vol. 47. C.A. Starke. 1971.
  • Gothaischer Hofkalender. Justus Perthes. 1922.