Lady Brigid Guinness Explained

Lady Brigid Guinness
Princess Frederick of Prussia
Spouse:
    Issue:Prince Nicholas
    Prince Andreas
    Princess Victoria Marina
    Prince Rupert
    Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington
    Full Name:Brigid Katharine Rachel
    Father:Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh
    Mother:Gwendolen Onslow
    Birth Date:30 July 1920
    Birth Place:London, England
    Death Place:Albury, Hertfordshire, England

    Lady Brigid Katharine Rachel Guinness (30 July 19208 March 1995) was the youngest daughter of Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh, and wife of Prince Frederick of Prussia, grandson of Wilhelm II, German Emperor.

    Early life

    Brigid was born in London, fifth child and youngest daughter of Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh (1874–1967, son of Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh), and his wife, Lady Gwendolen Onslow (1881–1966, daughter of William Onslow, 4th Earl of Onslow). She belonged to the Guinness family, Irish Protestants noted for their accomplishments in brewing, banking, politics and diplomacy.

    During the Second World War she served as an auxiliary nurse, where she met her future husband, Prince Frederick of Prussia, when he was injured in an accident involving a tractor.

    Marriage

    Brigid married on 30 July 1945 at Little Hadham, Hertfordshire to Prince Frederick of Prussia (1911–1966), fourth son of William, German Crown Prince, and his wife, Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and grandson of Wilhelm II, German Emperor.

    They had five children:[1]

    She married secondly, on 3 June 1967 at Old Windsor, Berkshire to Major Anthony Patrick Ness (1914–1993); they had no children.

    Notes and sources

    Notes and References

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    2. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XIV. "Haus Preußen". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1991, pp. 148-149. .
    3. https://twitter.com/LouiseGhislaine/status/1493237482825129984 Wedding
    4. https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/jenner-notices_56942 Birth announcement
    5. https://books.google.com/books?id=ixU33FaG_dgC&dq=rastegar&pg=PA661 Milani, Abbas. Eminent Persians, The Men and Women Who Made Modern Iran, 1941-1979, Volume 1
    6. de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, pp. 77, 103–105. (French);