Luise Pauline Maria Biron, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Sagan (born 19 February 1782 in Mitau

Jelgava

-Sports:The city's main football team, FK Jelgava, plays in the Latvian Higher League and won the 2009/2010 Latvian Football Cup.- Notable people :*August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein - linguist, folklorist, ethnographer...

, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia is the name of a duchy in the Baltic region that existed from 1562 to 1569 as a vassal state of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and from 1569...

; died 8 January 1845 in Vienna

Vienna

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, Austrian Empire

Austrian Empire

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) was a Princess of Courland by birth and through her marriage to Friedrich Hermann Otto, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Pauline was Princess consort of Hohenzollern-Hechingen. Pauline was the second-eldest child and daughter of Peter von Biron

Peter von Biron

Peter von Biron was the last Duke of Courland from 1769 to 1795.Peter was born in Jelgava as the son of Ernst Johann von Biron, future Duke of Courland, and his wife Benigna von Trotha. When 16 years old, he was forced to follow his family into the Siberian exile. In 1769, Peter was given the...

, the last Duke of Courland and Semigallia

Duchy of Courland and Semigallia

The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia is the name of a duchy in the Baltic region that existed from 1562 to 1569 as a vassal state of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and from 1569...

, and his third wife Dorothea von Medem

Dorothea von Medem

Dorothea von Medem was born a Gräfin of the noble German Baltic Medem family and later became Duchess of Courland...

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Marriage and issue

Pauline married Friedrich Hermann Otto, Hereditary Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, son of Hermann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

Hermann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen

Hermann Friedrich Otto was the ruling Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen from 1798 until 1810.-Life:...

 and his second wife Princess Maximiliane of Gavre, on 26 February 1800 in Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

. Pauline and Friedrich had one son:

• Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
  Constantine, Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen
  Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Konstantin Hermann Thassilo of Hohenzollern-Hechingen was the last Prince of Hohenzollern-Hechingen...
  
   (16 February 1801 – 3 September 1869)

∞ Eugénie de Beauharnais

Eugénie de Beauharnais

Eugénie Hortense Auguste Napoléone, known as Eugénie de Beauharnais, princess of Leuchtenberg was a Franco-German princess. She was the second daughter of Eugène de Beauharnais and Princess Augusta of Bavaria, and a member of the house of Beauharnais...

, no issue.

∞ Baroness Amalie Schenk von Geyern, no issue.

Titles and styles

• 19 February 1782 – 26 February 1800: Her Serene Highness Princess Pauline of Courland
• 26 February 1800 – 2 November 1810: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Princess of Courland
• 2 November 1810 – 13 September 1838: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Princess of Courland
• 13 September 1838 – 29 November 1838: Her Serene Highness The Dowager Princess of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Princess of Courland
• 29 November 1838 – 8 January 1845: Her Serene Highness The Duchess of Sagan, The Dowager Princess of Hohenzollern-Hechingen, Princess of Courland

Upon her father's death, Pauline inherited the Prager Palais and the Lordships of Hohlstein and Nettkow. Upon her elder sister Wilhelmine

Wilhelmine von Sagan

Katharina Friederike Wilhelmine Benigna, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Sagan was a German noble from the Ruling family of Courland and Semigallia and a sovereign Duchess of Sagan...

's death, Pauline also inherited the Duchy of Sagan

Zagan

Zagan may refer to:*Zagan - a demon in the Ars Goetia*Żagań - a town in west Poland...

 in Silesia

Silesia

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 and the Lordship of Náchod

Náchod

Náchod -History:Náchod was founded in 14th century by knight Hron of Načeradice, who founded a castle on a strategical place, where local trade road reaches the defile called Branka. The first written note dates back to 1254.-Castle:...

 in Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...

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