Cecilie, Dowager Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont

HSH The Dowager Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Titles	Dowager Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont Countess of Goess-Sarau
Reign	19 May 1988 - 16 December 2024
Predecessor	Princess Altburg of Oldenburg
Biographical Information
Born	23 August 1956 (age 60) Frohnleiten, Austria, Austria-Hungary
Spouse	Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (m. 1988; w. 2024)
Issue	Carl Anton Prince Josias Prince Johannes
Name	Cecilie Antoinette Maria Philippine
House	Goess (by birth) Waldeck (by marriage)
Father	Johann Baptist, Count of Goess-Sarau
Mother	Maria Mathilde von Melnhof
Religion	Roman Catholic

Cecilie, Dowager Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont (born Countess Cecilie of Goess-Sarau on 23 August 1956) is a member of the Waldeck and Pyrmont Princely Family as the mother of Carl Anton, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

Life

Cecilie was born the sixth child and second daughter of Johann Baptist, Count of Goess-Sarau and Maria Mathilde von Melnhof.

Cecilie has served as First Lady of the Waldeck and Pyrmont court since 2024 for her son, Carl Anton.

Marriage and Issue

On 19 May 1988, Cecilie married Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont in Arolsen. The couple had three sons, Carl Anton, Josias, and Johannes.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Carl Anton	31 December 1991		Unmarried and without issue
	Prince Josias	7 September 1993		Unmarried and without issue
	Prince Johannes	7 September 1993		Countess Philippine d'Querrieu (m. 2024); has issue

Residences

• 
  Arolsen Castle; Main Residence (September-May)
• 
  Schaumburg Castle; Summer Residence (June-August)

Sartorial Information

Tiara Collection

As First Lady of the Waldeck and Pyrmont court, Cecilie has access to the entirety of the Waldeck and Pyrmont Tiara Collection. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.

• 
  (1988) Lotus Halo Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
• 
  (1988) Ruby Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents

Clothing Collection

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours

• 1956-1988 Countess Cecilie of Goess-Sarau
• 1988-2024 Cecilie, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
• 2024-present Cecilie, Dowager Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont

National Honours

Order of Merit (1988)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Black Eagle (2013) (Germany)

Order of the Red Eagle (1990) (Germany)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Johann Baptist, Count of Goess-Sarau	Johann Zeno, Count of Goess Countess Emma of Welsersheimb	Leopold, Count of Goess Countess Marianne of Valassina-Como-Vercelli Zeno, Count of Welsersheimb Caroline von Hirzenau	Peter Karl, Count of Goess Countess Maria of Welsersheimb Johann Duclas, Count of Valassina-Como-Vercelli Countess Gabriele of Bray-Steinburg Leopold, Count of Welsersheimb Countess Antonia of Szechysziget-Szapar Baron Franz Carl Hirzenau Countess Julia of Futak
Maria Mathilde von Melnhof	Baron Franz Melnhof Princess Marie of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst	Baron Franz Melnhof Mathilde von Tinti Prince Konrad of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst Countess Franziska of Schonborn-Buchheim	N/A N/A Karl von Tinti Mathilde von Lederer-Trattnem Prince Constantin of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst Princess Marie of Sayn-Wittgenstein Erwin, Count of Schonborn-Buchheim Countess Franziska of Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg

Notes

Face: Geena Davis