Princess Hilda of Luxembourg (1897–1979)

Princess Hilda
Princess consort of Schwarzenberg
Princess Hilda in 1918
Born	(1897-02-15)15 February 1897 Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
Died	8 September 1979(1979-09-08) (aged 82) Berg Castle, Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg
Spouse	Prince Adolf, 10th Prince of Schwarzenberg ​ ​ (m. 1930; died 1950)​
Names French: Hilda Sophie Marie Adélaïde Wilhelmine
House	Nassau-Weilburg
Father	William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Mother	Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal

Princess Hilda of Luxembourg (French: Hilda Sophie Marie Adélaïde Wilhelmine de Nassau-Weilburg, Princesse de Luxembourg; 15 February 1897 – 8 September 1979) was a Princess of Luxembourg by birth and the Princess of Schwarzenberg by marriage.

Early life

Hilda was the third daughter of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and his wife, Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal. Her two eldest sisters reigned as sovereign Grand Duchess of Luxembourg and titular Duchess of Nassau: Marie-Adélaïde and Charlotte.

Marriage

Princess Hilda married with Adolf, 10th Prince of Schwarzenberg (Frauenberg, 18 August 1890 – Bordighera, 27 February 1950) in Berg Castle on 29 October 1930. The couple shared a passion for agriculture, wildlife and botany and spent much of their time at their Stará Obora hunting lodge near Hluboká. They acquired Mpala Farm in Laikipia, Kenya, in 1933. Apart from bringing modern farming methods to the estate, Princess Hilda's husband built a hydroelectric power station there (some of the machinery was imported from his native Hluboká) and made exceptional improvements to his workers' living conditions. He inherited the family estates after his father's death in 1938. They did not have children.

Titles

• 15 February 1897 – 29 October 1930: Her Grand Ducal Highness Princess Hilda of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau
• 29 October 1930 – 1 October 1938: Her Grand Ducal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Schwarzenberg, Princess of Luxembourg and Nassau
• 1 October 1938 – 27 February 1950: Her Grand Ducal Highness The Princess of Schwarzenberg, Princess of Luxembourg and Nassau
• 27 February 1950 – 8 September 1979: Her Grand Ducal Highness The Dowager Princess of Schwarzenberg, Princess of Luxembourg and Nassau

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Hilda of Luxembourg (1897–1979)

8. William, Duke of Nassau 4. Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg 9. Princess Louise of Saxe-Hildburghausen 2. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg 10. Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau 5. Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau 11. Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel 1. Princess Hilda of Luxembourg 12. John VI of Portugal and Brazil 6. Miguel I of Portugal 13. Infanta Carlota Joaquina of Spain 3. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal 14. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein 7. Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein 15. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Bibliography

• Généalogie des rois et des princes de Jean-Charles Volkmann Edit. Jean-Paul Giserot (1998)