Princess Marie of Nassau

Princess Marie of Nassau was the eighth child and fourth daughter of William, Duke of Nassau and wife of Hermann, 4th Prince of Wied. She was the mother of Queen Elisabeth of Romania.

Early life

Marie was born at Biebrich, Duchy of Nassau the eighth child and fourth daughter of William, Duke of Nassau by his first wife, Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen, daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.
She was sister of:

And half-sister of:

Helena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont who married George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway, queen consort of Oscar II of Sweden.

Marriage and family

Marie married on 20 June 1842 in Biebrich, Hermann, Prince of Wied, elder son of Johann August Carl, Prince of Wied and Princess Sophie Auguste of Solms-Braunfels.
They had three children:

Princess Elisabeth of Wied married Carol I of Romania, had issue.
William, Prince of Wied married Princess Marie of the Netherlands, had issue.
Prince Otto of Wied

Private life

According to the German writer and socialite Marie von Bunsen, Princess Marie is reported to have had a relationship with the Baden politician Franz von Roggenbach to whom she even might have been married morganatically after her husband's death.