Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Mathilde of Waldeck and Pyrmont was a member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont and a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg through her marriage to Duke Eugen of Württemberg.

Early life

Mathilde was born in Rhoden, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont, the fourth daughter and tenth child of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

Marriage and issue

On 20 April 1817, in Arolsen, she married Duke Eugen of Württemberg, son of Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1758–1822) and Princess Luise of Stolberg-Gedern.
They had three children:

Duchess Marie of Württemberg, married in 1845 to Charles II, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal, had issue.
Duke Eugen of Württemberg, married in 1843 to Princess Mathilde of Schaumburg-Lippe, had issue.
Duke William Alexander of Württemberg

Mathilde died while giving birth to her third child. In 1827, Eugene remarried to Princess Helene of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, with whom he had four children.