Princess Marie Eleonore of Albania
Princess Marie Eleonore of Albania (Marie Eleonore Elisabeth Cecilie Mathilde Lucie Prinzessin von Wied; 19 February 1909 – 29 September 1956) was the only daughter of William, Prince of Albania and his wife Princess Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg.
| Marie Eleonore of Wied | |||||
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| Princess of Albania | |||||
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| Born | 19 February 1909 Potsdam, Prussia | ||||
| Died | 29 September 1957 (aged 48) Miercurea Ciuc, Romanian People's Republic (now Romania) | ||||
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| Spouse | Alfred Prinz von Schönburg-Waldenburg Ion Octavian Bunea | ||||
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| House | Wied-Neuwied | ||||
| Father | William I | ||||
| Mother | Sophie of Waldenburg | ||||
| Religion | Protestant | ||||
She held the title of Princess of Albania. She was also styled Donika, in homage to Donika Kastrioti.[1]
Family and early life
Marie Eleonore Prinzessin von Wied was born on 19 February 1909 at Potsdam, Brandenburg, Prusia.
She was the sister of Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania.
Marriage
She married, firstly, Alfred Prinz von Schönburg-Waldenburg (1905-1941), son of Prince Heinrich von Schönburg-Waldenburg and Princess Olga zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, on 16 November 1937 at Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
She married, secondly, Ion Octavian Bunea (1899-1977), son of Aureliu Bunea, on 5 February 1949 at Bucharest, Romania.
She died without issue at age 47, on 29 September 1956 at a communist internment camp, Miercurea Ciuc, Romania.
Ancestry
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Notes and sources
Further reading
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1991 2