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     Marie Luise Alexandrine Prinzessin von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach was born on 3 February 1808 at Weimar, Germany^G.¹ She was the daughter of Karl Friedrich Großherzog von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach and Mariya Pavlovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia.¹ She married Friedrich Karl Alexander Prinz von Preußen, son of Friedrich Wilhelm III König von Preußen and Luise Auguste Wilhelmine Amalie Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, on 26 May 1827 at Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany^G.¹ She died on 18 January 1877 at age 68.¹
     She gained the title of Prinzessin von Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach. She gained the title of Herzogin von Sachsen.¹

     Georg Wilhelm Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt was born on 11 July 1722.² He was the son of Ludwig VIII Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt and Charlotte Christiana Magdalena Johanna Gräfin zu Hanau-Lichtenberg.^3,1 He married Marie Luise Gräfin zu Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim, daughter of Christian Karl Reinhard Graf zu Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim and Katherine Polyxene Gräfin zu Solms-Rödelheim und Assenheim, on 6 March 1748.³ He died on 21 June 1782 at age 59.²
     He gained the title of Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt.¹

     Cecilie Auguste Marie Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born on 20 September 1886 at Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany^G.¹ She was the daughter of Friedrich Franz III Großherzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Anastasiya Mikhailovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia.¹ She married Wilhelm, Deutscher Kronprinz, Kronprinz von Preußen, son of Wilhelm II, Deutscher Kaiser, König von Preußen and Auguste Viktoria Prinzessin von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, on 6 June 1905.¹ She died on 6 May 1954 at age 67 at Bad Kissingen, Bayern, Germany^G.¹
     She gained the title of Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

     Wilhelm Friedrich Franz Joseph Christian Olaf Prinz von Preußen was born on 4 July 1906 at Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany^G.¹ He was the son of Wilhelm, Deutscher Kronprinz, Kronprinz von Preußen and Cecilie Auguste Marie Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He married Dorothea von Salviati, daughter of Alexander Hermann Heinrich August von Salviati and Helene Crasemann, on 3 June 1933 at Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany^G.¹ He died on 26 May 1940 at age 33 at Nivelles, Belgium^G, from wounds received in action.¹
     He fought in the Second World War between 1939 and 1940.²

     Ludwig Ferdinand Prinz von Preußen was born on 9 November 1907 at Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany^G.¹ He was the son of Wilhelm, Deutscher Kronprinz, Kronprinz von Preußen and Cecilie Auguste Marie Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He married Kira Kirillovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia, daughter of Kirill Vladmirovich Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia and Victoria Melita Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of the United Kingdom, on 2 May 1938 at Cecilienhof Palace, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany^G, in a civil and Orthodox marriage, They were remarried two days later in a Lutheran ceremony, at Doorn.¹ He died on 27 September 1994 at age 86.
     He was given the name of Ludwig Ferdinand Viktor Eduard Albert Michael Hubertus at birth.¹

     Hubertus Karl Wilhelm Prinz von Preußen was born on 30 September 1909 at Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany^G.¹ He was the son of Wilhelm, Deutscher Kronprinz, Kronprinz von Preußen and Cecilie Auguste Marie Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He married, firstly, Maria-Anna Sybilla Margaretha Baronin von Humboldt-Dachroeden, daughter of Alexander Wilhelm Ernst Bernhard Baron von Humboldt-Dachroeden and Katharina Daum, on 29 December 1941 at Oels Castle, Oels, Silesia, Germany^G.¹ He and Maria-Anna Sybilla Margaretha Baronin von Humboldt-Dachroeden were divorced on 4 January 1943.² He married, secondly, Magdalene Pauline Prinzessin Reuss zu Köstritz, daughter of Heinrich XXXVI Prinz Reuss zu Köstritz and Hermine Prinzessin von Schönburg-Waldenburg, on 5 June 1943 at Schloss Prillwitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany^G.¹ He died on 8 April 1950 at age 40 at Windhoek, Namibia^G.¹

     Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Christoph Prinz von Preußen was born on 19 December 1911.² He was the son of Wilhelm, Deutscher Kronprinz, Kronprinz von Preußen and Cecilie Auguste Marie Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He married Lady Brigid Katherine Rachel Guinness, daughter of Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh and Lady Gwendolen Florence Mary Onslow, on 30 July 1945 at Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England^G.¹ He died on 20 April 1966 at age 54 at Reinhartshausen, Germany^G, drowned in the Rhine.^1,3
     His name was legally changed to Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Christian Mansfeld. He was educated at Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.⁴ He was with Schroder's at London, England^G.⁴ Between 1940 and 1941 he was interned by the UK authorities.⁴ He was also known as George Mansfield.⁴ He was naturalized as a British subject in 1947.⁴ He was naturalized as a dual citizen as a German subject in 1953.⁴

     Alexandrine Irene Prinzessin von Preußen was born on 7 April 1915.¹ She was the daughter of Wilhelm, Deutscher Kronprinz, Kronprinz von Preußen and Cecilie Auguste Marie Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She died on 2 October 1980 at age 65 at Starnberg, Bayern, Germany^G.¹

     Cecilie Viktoria Anastasia Zita Thyra Adelheid Prinzessin von Preußen was born on 5 September 1917 at Schloss Cecilienhof, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany^G.¹ She was the daughter of Wilhelm, Deutscher Kronprinz, Kronprinz von Preußen and Cecilie Auguste Marie Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She married Captain Clyde Kenneth Harris, son of Van Buren Harris and Aurora Vandevere, on 21 June 1949 at Burg Hohenzollern, Germany^G.¹ She was also reported to have been married on 17 June 1949. She died on 21 April 1975 at age 57 at Schloss Königstein, Taunus, Germany^G.¹
     She gained the title of Prinzessin von Preußen (styled as HRH Princess of Prussia.¹) From 17 June 1949, her married name became Harris.

     Dorothea von Salviati was born on 10 September 1907 at Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany^G.¹ She was the daughter of Alexander Hermann Heinrich August von Salviati and Helene Crasemann.¹ She married Wilhelm Friedrich Franz Joseph Christian Olaf Prinz von Preußen, son of Wilhelm, Deutscher Kronprinz, Kronprinz von Preußen and Cecilie Auguste Marie Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, on 3 June 1933 at Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany^G.¹ She died on 7 May 1972 at age 64 at Bad Godesberg, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany^G.¹