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Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Helen Frederica Augusta; 17 February 1861 – 1 September 1922), later Duchess of Albany, was a member of the British royal family by marriage. She was the fifth daughter and child of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and his first wife, Princess Helena of Nassau.
Name variations: Princess Helene or Hélène Bathildis Charlotte zu Waldeck. Born Helen Bathildis Charlotte Mary Fred-ericka on December 22, 1899; died on February 18, 1948; daughter of Frederick, prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865–1946), and Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (1873–1962); married Nicholas (b.
Helena was born at Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont the third child and only daughter of Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1865–1946), and his wife, Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (1873–1962), daughter of Wilhelm Karl August, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe. She was a first cousin of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.
Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1861–1922) Duchess of Albany. Born Helene Friederike Auguste, princess of the small German principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont, in Arolsen, Hesse, Germany, on February 17, 1861; died in Hinterris, Tyrol, Austria, on September 1, 1922; daughter of George Victor, prince of Waldeck.
Oct 5, 2022 · Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Helena Frederica Augusta; later Duchess of Albany; 17 February 1861 – 1 September 1922) was the daughter of George Victor of Waldeck-Pyrmont and his wife Helene Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg, who became a member of the British Royal Family by marriage.
- "Prinsessa von Waldeck und Pyrmont"
- Bad Arolsen, Arolsen, Hessen, Germany
- February 17, 1861
Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont, later Duchess of Albany, was a member of the British royal family by marriage. She was the fifth daughter and child of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and his first wife, Princess Helena of Nassau.
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The wedding dress of Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont was worn by the bride at her wedding to Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, on 27 April 1882 in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Prince Leopold was the youngest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
