Eileen de Coppet, Princess of Albania

Princess Eileen, Hereditary Princess of Albania (2 September 1922 – 1 September 1985), was an Englishwoman who became the wife of Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania. She is known in Albanian as (Albanian: Princesha trashëgimtare e Shqipërisë).

Eileen Johnston
Hereditary Princess of Albania
Born(1922-09-03)3 September 1922
Chester, England, United Kingdom
Died1 September 1985(1985-09-01) (aged 62)
New York City, U:S;
Spouse
    André de Coppet
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    (m. 1943; died 1953)​
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      (m. 1966; died 1973)​
      HouseWied-Neuwied (by marriage)
      FatherGeorge Johnston
      MotherAlice Percival

      Princess Eileen was born in Chester, England. She was the daughter of George Johnston, a landscape gardener, and his wife, Alice (née Percival).

      Marriages and death

      She was married twice, being widowed on both occasions. Her first marriage was to Swiss-American Captain André de Coppet (1892 - 1953), DSC, late of the US army on 6 November 1943 in New York City. They had no children. In 1953, Eileen was widowed for the first time when André died in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 1 August 1953.

      She married Carol Victor on 8 September 1966 in New York City. They later moved to England, and lived in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. In 1973, Eileen was widowed for a second time when Carol Victor died at Munich, Bavaria, on 8 December 1973 (bur. Neuwied am Rhein). The house became extinct on his death as he had no children, and no arrangements had been put in place for a successor.

      Princess Eileen died in New York on 1 September 1985.

      Titles, styles, honours and arms
      Styles of
      Princess Eileen of Albania
      Reference styleHer Highness
      Spoken styleYour Highness
      • 3 September 1922 – 6 November 1943: Miss Eileen Johnston
      • 6 November 1943 – 8 September 1966: Mrs André de Coppet
      • 8 September 1966 – 8 December 1973: Her Highness The Hereditary Princess of Albania, Princess of Wied
      • 8 December 1973 – 1 September 1985: Her Highness The Dowager Hereditary Princess of Albania, Princess of Wied

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