Elisabeth, Princess of Schwarzburg


HSH The Princess of Schwarzburg

Titles	Princess of Schwarzburg Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Reign	18 July 2024 - present
Predecessor	Princess Astrid of Norway
Biographical Information
Born	22 July 1945 (age 81) Weimar, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Germany
Spouse	Constantin, Prince of Schwarzburg (m. 1973)
Name	Elisabeth Sophie Feodora Mathilde Dorothea Louise Adelaide Vera Renate
House	Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (by birth) Schwarzburg (by marriage)
Father	Grand Duke Charles Augustus II of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Mother	Elisabeth von Wangenheim-Winterstein
Religion	Lutheran

Elisabeth, Princess of Schwarzburg (born Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach on 22 July 1945) is a member of the Schwarzburg Princely Family as the wife of Constantin, Prince of Schwarzburg.

Life

Elisabeth was born the eldest child of Grand Duke Charles Augustus II of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and Elisabeth von Wangenheim-Winterstein.

Marriage and Issue

On 30 March 1973, Elisabeth married Constantin, Prince of Schwarzburg in Rudolstadt. The couple have no children.

Residences

Schloss Belvedere; Summer Residence (June-August)

Sartorial Information

Tiara Collection

As Princess, Elisabeth has access to the entirety of the Schwarzburg Tiara Collection. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.

(1963) Diamond Fringe Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents
(1973) Art Deco Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
(1973) Diamond Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours

1945-1973 Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1973-1984 Princess Elisabeth of Schwarzburg
1984-2024 Elisabeth, Hereditary Princess of Schwarzburg
2024-present Elisabeth, Princess of Schwarzburg

National Honours

Order of the Honour Cross (1973)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Black Eagle (2025) (Germany)

Order of Louise (1975) (Germany)

Order of the White Falcon (1963) (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)

Saxe-Ernestine House Order (1973) (Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)

Ancestry


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Grand Duke Charles Augustus II of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach	Grand Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen	Hereditary Grand Duke Charles Augustus of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld	Grand Duke Charles Alexander of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Sophie of the Netherlands Prince Hermann of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princess Augusta of Wurttemberg Duke Georg II of Saxe-Meiningen Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld Countess Caroline of Wartensleben
Elisabeth von Wangenheim-Winterstein	Baron Othmar Wangenheim-Winterstein Maud von Trutzschler-Falkenstein	Baron Otto Wangenheim-Winterstein Marie von Henning-Schonhoff Baron Maximilian Trutzschler-Falkenstein Isidore von Uckermann-Bendeleben	Baron Julius Wangenheim Amalie von Munchingen Gustav von Henning-Schonhoff Thekla von Wurmb Wilhelm Adolf von Trutzschler Gabriele von Mandelsloh Baron Robert Uckermann-Bendeleben Mathilde von Wuthenau

Lines of Succession


Elisabeth, Princess of Schwarzburg House of Schwarzburg Born: 22 July 1945
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach throne	Followed by
Leonie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach	2nd in the line of succession	Beatrice Maria, Dowager Queen of the Netherlands
Preceded by	Succession to the Saxe-Meiningen throne	Followed by
Leonie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach	10th in the line of succession	Beatrice Maria, Dowager Queen of the Netherlands

Notes

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