Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria

Princess Nadezhda
Duchess Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg
Photograph, c. 1917
Born(1899-01-30)30 January 1899
Sofia, Principality of Bulgaria
Died15 February 1958(1958-02-15) (aged 59)
Stuttgart, West Germany
Burial
Altshausen Castle
Spouse
Duke Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg
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(m. 1924; died 1954)​
IssueDuke Ferdinand Eugen
Duchess Margareta Luise
Duke Eugen Eberhard
Duke Alexander Eugen
Duchess Sophie
Names
Nadezhda Klementine Maria Pia Majella
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha
FatherFerdinand I of Bulgaria
MotherPrincess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma

Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Княгиня Надежда; 30 January 1899 – 15 February 1958) was a member of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry by birth and was a member of House of Württemberg through her marriage.[1][2]

Early life

Nadezhda with her siblings, circa 1911.

Princess Nadezhda was born on 30 January 1899 in Sofia, the younger daughter of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria and his first wife, Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma, who died due to complications immediately following her birth.[3] Alongside her elder sister, Princess Eudoxia, her domestic upbringing and education were overseen by her stepmother, Tsaritsa Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz, focusing primarily on modern languages and history.[4] Her name, Nadezhda, means "Hope".

To commemorate her birth, a newly established railway settlement and village located on the northern outskirts of Sofia was formally named the Village of Nadezhda in 1905 under an imperial directive, which subsequently developed into the modern Nadezhda District of the Bulgarian capital.[5] Following the defeat of Bulgaria in World War I and her father's abdication in October 1918, she left the country to reside with her family in Coburg, Germany.

Marriage and subsequent life

On 24 January 1924, Princess Nadezhda married Duke Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg at Bad Mergentheim, Germany.[6] He was the second son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria. Princess Nadezhda consistently remained distanced from public political affairs throughout her life, focusing her decades entirely on domestic family management and local parochial charities.

The marriage produced five children:[7]

  • Duke Ferdinand Eugen of Württemberg (1925–2020).
  • Duchess Margareta Luise of Württemberg (1928–2017), married François Luce-Bailly, Viscount of Chevigny in 1970 and had issue.
  • Duke Eugen Eberhard of Württemberg (1930–2022), married Archduchess Alexandra of Austria in 1962 and divorced in 1972 and without issue.
  • Duke Alexander Eugen of Württemberg (1933–2024).
  • Duchess Sophie of Württemberg (born 1937), married Antonio Manuel Rôxo de Ramos-Bandeira in 1969 and divorced in 1974 and without additional issue.

Princess Nadezhda died at the age of 59 on 15 February 1958 in Stuttgart, West Germany, and her remains were interred within the royal crypt at Schloss Altshausen.

Arms

 Coat of arms of Princess Nadezhda
of Bulgaria

Ancestors

References

  1. ↑ Walter, v. Hueck (1987). "Bulgarien". Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Fürstliche Häuser. Limburg an der Lahn: C.A. Starke Verlag.
  2. ↑ McNaughton, Arnold (1973). "Bulgaria". The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy. London: Garnstone Press. ISBN 0-900391-19-7.
  3. ↑ Walter, v. Hueck (1987). "Bulgarien". Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Fürstliche Häuser. Limburg an der Lahn: C.A. Starke Verlag.
  4. ↑ "Queen of Bulgaria is coming to the United States". The New York Times. 29 March 1914. p. SM7.
  5. ↑ Böttcher, Hans-Joachim (2019). Ferdinand von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha 1861–1948: Ein Kosmopolit auf dem bulgarischen Thron. Berlin: Osteuropazentrum-Berlin-Verlag. p. 392-393. ISBN 978-3-89998-296-1.
  6. ↑ Adelsarchiv, Deutsches (2015). "Bulgarien". Gothaisches Genealogisches Handbuch: Fürstliche Häuser. Marburg: Verlag des Deutschen Adelsarchivs. ISBN 978-3981724301.
  7. ↑ Volkmann, Jean-Charles (1998). "Wurtemberg". Généalogies des rois et des princes d'Europe. Paris: Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot. ISBN 978-2877473743.

Further reading

  • Aronson, Theo (1986). Crowns in Conflict: The Triumph and the Tragedy of European Monarchy 1910–1918. London: John Murray. ISBN 978-0719542794.
  • Huberty, Michel (1988). L'Allemagne dynastique: Les quinze dynasties de l'Empire (in French). Vol. 5. Le Perreux-sur-Marne: Alain Giraud.
  • Palmer, Alan (1978). The Kaisers. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 978-0297773931.
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