Princess Pauline Emma Auguste Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont was a member of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Waldeck (state)

Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, ....

 and a Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Through her marriage to Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt

Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt

Alexis Carl Ernst Louis Ferdinand Eugen Bernhard, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt was a Lieutenant General, statesman, and the Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt from 28 September 1890 to 21 January 1919.-Early life:...

, Pauline was also a member of the Princely House of Bentheim and Steinfurt

Bentheim-Steinfurt

Bentheim-Steinfurt was a County of Germany, located in northwestern North Rhine-Westphalia in the region surrounding Steinfurt. Bentheim-Steinfurt was a partition of Bentheim-Bentheim...

 and Princess consort of Bentheim and Steinfurt

Bentheim-Steinfurt

Bentheim-Steinfurt was a County of Germany, located in northwestern North Rhine-Westphalia in the region surrounding Steinfurt. Bentheim-Steinfurt was a partition of Bentheim-Bentheim...

 from 28 September 1890 to 21 January 1919.

Early life

Pauline was born in Arolsen

Bad Arolsen

Bad Arolsen is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg district. From 1655 until 1918 it served as the residence town of the Princes of Waldeck-Pyrmont and then until 1929 as the capital of the Waldeck Free State...

, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Waldeck (state)

Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, ....

 on 19 October 1855 and was the second-eldest child and daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

George Victor was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont.He was born in Arolsen the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym...

 and his first wife Princess Helena of Nassau

Princess Helena of Nassau

Princess Helena of Nassau was daughter of William, Duke of Nassau , and consort of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.-Early life:...

. Pauline was an elder sister of Marie, Crown Princess of Württemberg, Emma, Queen of the Netherlands

Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont was Queen consort of William III, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg...

, Helena, Duchess of Albany, Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Elisabeth, Princess of Erbach-Schönberg

Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Princess Elisabeth of Waldeck and Pyrmont was the youngest daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and wife of Alexander, 2nd Prince of Erbach-Schönberg.-Early life:...

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Marriage and issue

Pauline married Alexis, Hereditary Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt

Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt

Alexis Carl Ernst Louis Ferdinand Eugen Bernhard, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt was a Lieutenant General, statesman, and the Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt from 28 September 1890 to 21 January 1919.-Early life:...

, fourth child and eldest son of Ludwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt

Ludwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt

Ludwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt was a Royal Hanoverian and Prussian Lieutenant General and the Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt from 3 November 1866 to 28 September 1890.-Early life:...

 and his wife Landgravine Bertha of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld, on 7 May 1881 in Arolsen

Bad Arolsen

Bad Arolsen is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg district. From 1655 until 1918 it served as the residence town of the Princes of Waldeck-Pyrmont and then until 1929 as the capital of the Waldeck Free State...

, Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Waldeck (state)

Waldeck was a sovereign principality in the German Empire and German Confederation and, until 1929, a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. It comprised territories in present-day Hesse and Lower Saxony, ....

. Pauline and Alexis had eight children:

• Prince Eberwyn of Bentheim and Steinfurt (10 April 1882 – 31 July 1949)

∞ 1906–1914 Pauline Langenfeld (1884–1970)

∞ 1918–1919 Ellen Bischoff-Korthaus (1894–1936)

∞ 1920 Anne-Louise Husser (1891–1951)

• Viktor Adolf, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt (18 July 1883 – 4 June 1961)

∞ 1920 Princess Stephanie of Schaumburg-Lippe (1899–1925)

∞ 1931 Princess Rosa Helene of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1901–1963)

• Prince Karl Georg of Bentheim and Steinfurt (10 December 1884 – 14 February 1951)

∞ 1914 Princess Margarete of Schönaich-Carolath (1888–1980)

• Princess Elisabeth of Bentheim and Steinfurt (12 July 1886 – 8 May 1959)
• Princess Viktoria of Bentheim and Steinfurt (18 August 1887 – 30 January 1961)
• Princess Emma of Bentheim and Steinfurt (19 February 1889 – 25 April 1905)
• Prince Alexis Rainer of Bentheim and Steinfurt (16 December 1891 – 30 June 1923)
• Prince Friedrich of Bentheim and Steinfurt (27 May 1894 – 17 May 1981)

∞ 1934 Louise von Gülich (1893-1949)

Titles and styles

• 19 October 1855 – 7 May 1881: Her Serene Highness Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont
• 7 May 1881 – 28 September 1890: Her Serene Highness The Hereditary Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
• 28 September 1890 – 21 January 1919: Her Serene Highness The Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
• 21 January 1919 – 3 July 1925: Her Serene Highness The Dowager Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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