Brief Life History of Elisabeth Alexandrine Mathilde
When Herzogin Elisabeth Alexandrine Mathilde von Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 10 August 1869, in Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, her father, Grossherzog Friedrich Franz Alexander von Mecklenburg-Schwerin II, was 46 and her mother, Prinzessin Marie Karoline Auguste von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, was 19. She married Großherzog Friedrich August von Oldenburg Holstein-Gottorp on 24 October 1896, in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 3 September 1955, in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States, at the age of 86.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Elisabeth Alexandrine Mathilde Auguste von Mecklenburg, „Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971“
- Elisabeth in entry for Altburg, "Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965"
- Elisabeth in entry for Altburg Princeza de Waldeck Pyrmont, "Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965"
Spouse and Children
1869–1955 Female
Children (5)
1897–1970 Male
1900–1900 Female
1900–1900 Male
1901–1996 Female
Parents and Siblings
1850–1922 Female
Siblings (4)
1869–1955 Female
1871–1897 Male
World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 1
1890
Age 21
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 27
Name Meaning
Altered form of Welsh Vaughan .
Chinese: variant of Wong .
Cambodian: written វ៉ុន, unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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