Princess Marie of Nassau was the eighth child and fourth daughter of William, Duke of Nassau

William, Duke of Nassau

Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg was the father of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Queen Sophia .-Biography:Wilhelm was the eldest son of Frederick...

 and wife of Hermann, 4th Prince of Wied

Hermann, Prince of Wied

Hermann, Prince of Wied was a German nobleman, elder son of Johann August Karl, Prince of Wied. He was the father of Queen Elisabeth of Romania.-Early life:...

. She was the mother of Queen Elisabeth of Romania

Elisabeth of Wied

-Titles and styles:*29 December 1843 – 15 November 1869: Her Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth of Wied*15 November 1869 – 26 March 1881: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Romania...

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Early life

Marie was born at Biebrich

Biebrich, Rhineland Palatinate

Biebrich is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany....

, Duchy of Nassau the eighth child and fourth daughter of William, Duke of Nassau

William, Duke of Nassau

Wilhelm, Duke of Nassau, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg was the father of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Queen Sophia .-Biography:Wilhelm was the eldest son of Frederick...

 (1792–1839) by his first wife, Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Princess Charlotte Luise Friederike Amalie Alexandrine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, full German name: Charlotte Luise Friederike Amalie Alexandrine, Prinzessin von Sachsen-Hildburghausen was a member of the House of Saxe-Hildburghausen and a Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen Princess Charlotte Luise...

 (1794–1825), daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg.

She was sister of:

• Duchess Therese of Oldenburg
  Princess Therese of Nassau-Weilburg
  Princess Therese Wilhelmine Friederike Isabelle Charlotte of Nassau-Weilburg, full German name: Therese Wilhelmine Friederike Isabelle Charlotte, Prinzessin von Nassau-Weilburg was a member of the House of Nassau-Weilburg and a Princess of...
  
   (1815–1871)
• Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
  Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
  Adolphe I, Grand Duke of Luxembourg was the last Duke of Nassau, and the fourth Grand Duke of Luxembourg.-Biography:...
  
   (1817–1905)

And half sister of:

• Helena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  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:...
  
   (1831–1888) who married 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...
  
  .
• Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway (1836–1913), queen consort of Oscar II of Sweden
  Oscar II of Sweden
  Oscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...
  
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Marriage and family

Marie married on 20 June 1842 in Biebrich

Biebrich, Rhineland Palatinate

Biebrich is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany....

, Hermann, Prince of Wied

Hermann, Prince of Wied

Hermann, Prince of Wied was a German nobleman, elder son of Johann August Karl, Prince of Wied. He was the father of Queen Elisabeth of Romania.-Early life:...

 (1814–1864), elder son of Johann August Carl, Prince of Wied and Princess Sophie Auguste of Solms-Braunfels.
They had three children:

• Princess Elisabeth of Wied
  Elisabeth of Wied
  -Titles and styles:*29 December 1843 – 15 November 1869: Her Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth of Wied*15 November 1869 – 26 March 1881: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Romania...
  
   (29 December 1843 – 3 March 1916) married Carol I of Romania
  Carol I of Romania
  Carol I , born Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was reigning prince and then King of Romania from 1866 to 1914. He was elected prince of Romania on 20 April 1866 following the overthrow of Alexandru Ioan Cuza by a palace coup...
  
  , had issue.
• William, Prince of Wied
  William, Prince of Wied
  William V, Prince of Wied was a German officer and politician, elder son of Hermann, Prince of Wied. He was the father of William, Prince of Albania and brother of Queen Elisabeth of Romania.-Early life:...
  
   (22 August 1845 – 22 October 1907) married Princess Marie of the Netherlands
  Princess Marie of the Netherlands
  Princess Marie of the Netherlands was the fourth child and younger daughter of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands and wife of William, 5th Prince of Wied...
  
  , had issue.
• Prince Otto of Wied (22 November 1850 – 18 February 1862)

Private Life

According to the German writer and socialite Marie von Bunsen (1860–1941), Princess Marie is reported to have had a relationship with the Baden politician Franz von Roggenbach (1825–1907) to whom she even might have been married morganatically

Morganatic marriage

In the context of European royalty, a morganatic marriage is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage...

 after her husband's death.

Titles and styles

• 29 January 1825 – 20 June 1842: Her Ducal Serene Highness Princess Marie of Nassau
• 20 June 1842 – 5 March 1864: Her Ducal Serene Highness The Princess of Wied
• 5 March 1864 – 24 March 1902: Her Ducal Serene Highness The Dowager Princess of Wied

Ancestry