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Cecilie, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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Cecilie von Goëss-Saurau
Princess zu Waldeck and Pyrmont
Born (1956-08-23) 23 August 1956 (age 67)
Frohnleiten, Austria
Spouse
IssuePrince Carl-Anton
Prince Josias
Prince Johannes
Full name
German: Cäcilie Antoinette Maria Philippine
HouseGoëss
FatherCount Carl-Anton von Goëss-Saurau
MotherBaroness Maria Mayr von Melnhof

Countess Cecilie von Goeß-Saurau (German: Gräfin Cäcilie von Goeß-Saurau; born 23 August 1956) is the wife of Wittekind, Prince zu Waldeck und Pyrmont, head of the Princely House of Waldeck and Pyrmont, a sovereign principality within the German Empire until 1918.[1]

Early life[edit]

Cecilie was born at Frohnleiten, Austria, the fifth child and second daughter of forest and water resources manager Carl-Anton, Count von Goëss-Saurau (born 1921), and his wife, Baroness Maria Mathilde Mayr von Melnhof (1921–1996).[2] Barons von Goëss since 1672 and Imperial counts since 1693, the family was of Netherlandic origin, suffixing "Saurau" to their surname in 1948 while residing in Styria, Austria.[2]

Marriage[edit]

Cecilie married on 19 May 1988 in Frohnleiten, Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 1936). He is the fourth child and only son of Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and his wife, Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg.[1]

They have three sons.

  • Prince Carl-Anton of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 25 December 1991)
  • Prince Josias of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 8 September 1993)
  • Prince Johannes of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 8 September 1993)

Titles and styles[edit]

  • 23 August 1956 – 19 May 1988: Countess Cecilie von Goëss-Saurau
  • 19 May 1988 – present: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Ancestry[edit]

Notes and sources[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh. "Burke’s Royal Families of the World: Volume I Europe & Latin America, 1977, p. 287. ISBN 0-85011-023-8 Search this book on .
  2. 2.0 2.1 Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 146, 158. (French). ISBN 2-908003-04-X Search this book on .
Cecilie, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
House of Goëss
Born: 23 August 1956
Titles in pretence
Vacant
Title last held by
Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg
— TITULAR —
Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
19 May 1988 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Principality abolished 1918
Incumbent


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