Charlotte of Schaumburg Lippe


Princess Charlotte of SchaumburgLippe was the daughter of Prince Wilhelm Karl August of SchaumburgLippe, and his wife, Princess Bathildis of AnhaltDessau. As the second wife of King William II of Wrttemberg she became Queen Charlotte of Wrttemberg. She was not only the last queen of Wrttemberg, but the last surviving queen of any German state.

Charlotte was born in Schloss Ratiborschitz, Bohemia , and grew up on the princely estate at Nchod. Besides general cultural interests such as music and art she was also very keen on sporting pursuits such as swimming, tennis, cycling and unusually for a woman of the time skiing. She also had an extraordinary passion for hunting.

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