Lady Brigid Guinness
Lady Brigid Katharine Rachel Guinness was the youngest daughter of Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh, and wife of Prince [Frederick of Prussia (1911–1966)|Prince Frederick of Prussia], grandson of Wilhelm II, German Emperor.
Early life
Brigid was born in London, fifth child and youngest daughter of Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh, and his wife, Lady Gwendolen Onslow. She belonged to the Guinness family, Irish Protestants noted for their accomplishments in brewing, banking, politics and diplomacy.During the Second World War she served as an auxiliary nurse, where she met her future husband, Prince Frederick of Prussia, when he was injured in an accident involving a tractor.
Marriage
Lady Brigid Guinness married on 30 July 1945 at Little Hadham, Hertfordshire to Prince Frederick of Prussia, fourth son of William, German Crown Prince, and his wife, Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and grandson of Wilhelm II, German Emperor.They had five children:
- Prince Frederick Nicholas married non-dynastically Hon. Victoria Lucinda Mancroft on 27 February 1980 in London and has issue.
- *Beatrice von Preussen married Edmund Jenner on 5 February 2022, and has issue:
- **Cecilie Rosetta Robin Preussen
- *Florence von Preussen married Hon. James Tollemache on 10 May 2014, and has issue:
- **Sylvie Beatrice Selina Tollemache
- *Augusta Lily von Preussen married Caspar Helmore on 19 September 2015, and has issue:
- **Otto Frederick Charles Helmore
- ** Honor Beatrice Florence Helmore
- *Frederick Nicholas Stormont von Preussen married Mathilda Noel Johnson on 25 May 2021.
- Prince Andreas married non-dynastically, Alexandra Blahova on 2 January 1979, and has issue:
- *Tatiana von Preussen married Philip Alan Womack on 28 June 2014, and has issue:
- **Arthur Frederick Richard Womack
- **Xenia Alexandra Selena Womack
- **Amalia Maria Brigid Womack
- *Frederick Alexander von Preussen married Hon. Antalya Nall-Cain on 27 September 2020. They divorced on 11 March 2025.
- Princess Victoria Marina married Philippe Alphonse Achache on 3 May 1976, and has issue:
- *George Jean Achache married Alexandrine Pen
- *Francis Maximilian Frederick Achache married Alice Suzanne Colling
- Prince Rupert married non-dynastically, Ziba Rastegar-Javaheri on 5 January 1982 in London, and has issue:
- *Brigid von Preussen married James Alexander Castell, and has issue:
- **Clara Castell
- *Astrid von Preussen married Adam John Valentine Callan, and has issue:
- **Sophie Leila Callan
- Princess Antonia who married Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington on 3 February 1977 at St. Paul's Church, London, and has issue:
- *Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington who married Jemma Kidd on 4 June 2005 and married Hayley Elizabeth Whitehead in 2023, and has issue:
- **Lady Mae Madeleine Wellesley
- **Arthur Darcy Wellesley, Viscount Wellesley
- **Honourable Alfred Charles Wellesley
- **Honourable Arlo Wellesley
- *Lady Honor Wellesley who married Hon. Orlando Montagu, younger son of Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich">House of Montagu">Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich, on 3 July 2004, and has issue:
- **Walter Montagu
- **Nancy Montagu
- *Lady Mary Wellesley
- **Elfrieda Wellesley
- **Tristan Wellesley
- *Lady Charlotte Wellesley who married Alejandro Santo Domingo Dávila on 28 May 2016, and has issue:
- **Marina Santo Domingo Wellesley
- **Sebastian Santo Domingo Wellesley
- *Lord Frederick Wellesley who married Katherine Emma Lambert in 2021, and has issue:
- **Willow Minna Wellesley
- **Finneas Fritz Wellesley