Princess Charlotte of Prussia

Princess Charlotte of Prussia
Portrait of Charlotte while Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen.
Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen
Tenure	25 June 1914 – 10 November 1918
Born	(1860-07-24)24 July 1860 New Palace, Potsdam, Prussia
Died	1 October 1919(1919-10-01) (aged 59) Baden-Baden, Weimar Republic
Spouse	Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (m 18 February 1878)
Issue	Feodora, Princess Heinrich XXX Reuss of Köstritz
Full name
Viktoria Elisabeth Auguste Charlotte
House	Hohenzollern
Father	Frederick III, German Emperor
Mother	Victoria, Princess Royal

Princess Charlotte of Prussia (Viktoria Elisabeth Auguste Charlotte ; 24 July 1860 – 1 October 1919) was Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen from 1914 to 1918 as the wife of Bernhard III, the duchy's last ruler. Born at the Neues Palais in Potsdam, she was the second child and eldest daughter of Prince Frederick of Prussia, a member of the House of Hohenzollern who became Crown Prince of Prussia in 1861 and German Emperor in 1888. Through her mother Victoria, Princess Royal, Charlotte was the eldest granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Issue

1. Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen (12 May 1879 – 26 August 1945) married Prince Heinrich XXX Reuss of Köstritz but had no issue.

Titles and styles

• 24 July 1860 - 18 February 1878 Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Prussia.
• 18 February 1878 - 25 June 1914 Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen.
• 25 June 1914 - 1 October 1919 Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen.