Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria

Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Княгиня Надежда; born Nadezhda Klementine Maria Pia Majella (Надежда Клементина Мария Пия Мажелла)); German: Prinzessin Nadeschda von Bulgarien; 30 January 1899 – 15 February 1958) was a member of the Bulgarian royal family.

Princess Nadezhda
Duchess Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg
Princess Nadezhda Clementine
Born(1899-01-30)30 January 1899
Vrana Palace, Sofia, Principality of Bulgaria
Died15 February 1958(1958-02-15) (aged 59)
Stuttgart, West Germany
Burial
Altshausen Castle
SpouseDuke Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg
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
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Life
Princess Nadezhda at age 8, 1907

She was born in Sofia as the youngest daughter of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria and his first wife Princess Marie Louise of Parma who died giving birth to her. Along with her sister Princess Eudoxia she was educated under the direction of their step mother, Princess Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz.[1]

Princess Nadezhda was married on 24 January 1924 at Bad Mergentheim, Germany, to Duke Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg (8 January 1895 Stuttgart – 24 June 1954 Schwäbisch Gmünd) the second son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg. They had five children.[2]

  • Duke Ferdinand Eugen (3 April 1925 – 3 November 2020).
  • Duchess Margareta Luise (25 November 1928 – 10 June 2017) married François Luce-Bailly, Viscount of Chevigny (15 June 1923 – 6 March 2022) on August 8, 1970. They have one son.
  • Duke Eugen Eberhard (2 November 1930 – 26 July 2022) married in 1962 (div 1972) Archduchess Alexandra of Austria (b. 21 May 1935), daughter of Princess Ileana of Romania and had no issue.
  • Duke Alexander Eugen (b. 5 March 1933)
  • Duchess Sophie (b. 16 February 1937) married in 1969 (div 1974) Antonio Manuel Rôxo de Ramos-Bandeira (2 August 1937 – 23 February 1987)

Princess Nadezhda died aged 59 in Stuttgart, Germany.

Literature
  • Hans-Joachim Böttcher: Ferdinand von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha 1861–1948: Ein Kosmopolit auf dem bulgarischen Thron. Osteuropazentrum-Berlin-Verlag (Anthea-Verlagsgruppe), Berlin 2019, ISBN 978-3-89998-296-1, pp. 392–393 a.o.

Arms
Coat of arms of Princess Nadezhda
of Bulgaria

Ancestors

References
  1. "Queen of Bulgaria is coming to the United States". New York Times. 1914-03-29. p. SM7.
  2. Lundy, Darryl. "Nadejda Klementine Maria Pia Majella of Bulgaria, Princess of Bulgaria". The Peerage. Retrieved 2008-03-02.


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