Anne-Marie von Schutzbar genannt Milchling
Anne-Marie von Schutzbar genannt Milchling (3 July 1903 –1 January 1991) was the second wife of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg, pretender to the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg.
| Anne-Marie | |||||
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| Countess Bechtold von Bernstorff Hereditary Grand Duchess of Oldenburg | |||||
| Born | 3 July 1903 Hann. Münden, Kingdom of Prussia | ||||
| Died | 1 January 1991 (aged 87) Rastede, Germany | ||||
| Spouse | Count Bechtold von Bernstorff Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg | ||||
| Issue | Countess Verena von Bernstorff | ||||
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| House | Family von Schutzbar genannt Milchling House of Holstein-Gottorp | ||||
| Father | Rudolf von Schutzbar gennant Milchling | ||||
| Mother | Rose Marston | ||||
Early life
Anne-Marie was born at Hann. Münden, Kingdom of Prussia (now Lower Saxony) on 3 July 1903. She was the only daughter of Rudolf von Schutzbar gen. Milchling (1853–1935), Prussian Royal Chamberlain and Rittmeister, and his wife Rose Marston.[1]
Her family, Schutzbar genannt Milchling, belonged to an Upper Hesse, later baronial (German: Freiherr) noble family.
Marriage and family
Anne-Marie married on 15 Jun 1924 in Hohenhaus (in the town of Radebeul), to Count Bechtold von Bernstorff. They divorced in 1948.[2]
They had one daughter:
- Countess Verena von Bernstorff (b. 21 August 1936), married Count Joachim von Bernstorff, had issue.
Anne-Marie married secondly on 20 September 1950 in Güldenstein to Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg, the third child and first son of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1852–1931) and Duchess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1869–1955). Nikolaus first wife Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont had died in 1948. They had no children.[1]
Notes and sources
- C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 206. Hereinafter cited as The Book of Kings.
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser , Reference: 1997 79.