Dorothea von Salviati
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Dorothea von Salviati was the wife of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, the eldest son of Crown Prince Wilhelm, the heir of the last German Emperor
, Wilhelm II.
Born Dorothea von Salviati in Bonn
, Nordrhein-Westfalen on 10 September 1907. Her father was Alexander Hermann Heinrich August von Salviati and mother Helene (Ella) Crasemann from the well established Hamburg family Crasemann. Her maternal grandfather was the famous Hamburg parliamentarian Gustav August Rudolph Crasemann
.
However, Wilhelm was determined to marry Dorothea. He renounced any rights to the succession for himself and his future children in 1933. Wilhelm and Dorothea married on 3 June 1933 in Bonn
. They had two daughters. In 1940, the marriage was recognised as dynastic and the girls were given the title and style of Princesses of Prussia.
After her husband’s death on 26 May 1940 during the invasion of France, she led a quiet life and died in Bad Godesberg, Bonn on 7 May 1972.
German Emperor
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, Wilhelm II.
Born Dorothea von Salviati in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Nordrhein-Westfalen on 10 September 1907. Her father was Alexander Hermann Heinrich August von Salviati and mother Helene (Ella) Crasemann from the well established Hamburg family Crasemann. Her maternal grandfather was the famous Hamburg parliamentarian Gustav August Rudolph Crasemann
Rudolph Crasemann
Gustav August Rudolph Crasemann was a Hamburg businessman and parliamentarian.-Life:...
.
Marriage and children
While students at Bonn, Dorothea and Prince Wilhelm fell in love with each other. However, the prince’s grandfather did not approve of the marriage of a member of the minor nobility with the Heir-Presumptive to the German Throne. At the time, the former Kaiser still believed in the possibility of a Hohenzollern restoration, and he would not permit his grandson to make an unequal marriage. William told his grandson: "Remember, there is every possible form of horse. We are thoroughbreds, however, and when we conclude a marriage such as with Fräulein von Salviati, it produces mongrels, and that cannot be allowed to happen."However, Wilhelm was determined to marry Dorothea. He renounced any rights to the succession for himself and his future children in 1933. Wilhelm and Dorothea married on 3 June 1933 in Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
. They had two daughters. In 1940, the marriage was recognised as dynastic and the girls were given the title and style of Princesses of Prussia.
- HRH Princess Felicitas Cecilie Alexandrine Helene Dorothea of PrussiaPrincess Felicitas of PrussiaPrincess Felicitas Cecilie Alexandrine Helene Dorothea of Prussia was a German princess and great-granddaughter of the last German Emperor, Wilhelm II.-Biography:...
, (7 June 1934–1 August 2009), was fifth in the line of first-born children that started with Queen Victoria's eldest child, Victoria, Princess RoyalVictoria, Princess RoyalThe Princess Victoria, Princess Royal was the eldest child of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert. She was created Princess Royal of the United Kingdom in 1841. She became German Empress and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III...
. This line has continued with Felicitas' own eldest daughter, Friederike von der Osten, and her daughter, Felicitas von Reiche. - HRH Princess Christa Friederike Alexandrine Viktoria of Prussia, born 31 October 1936 at Schloß Klein-Obisch, near Głogów, who married Peter Paul Eduard Maria Clemens Maximilian Franz von Assis Liebes (born 18 January 1926 in MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and died 5 May 1967 in BonnBonnBonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
).
After her husband’s death on 26 May 1940 during the invasion of France, she led a quiet life and died in Bad Godesberg, Bonn on 7 May 1972.