Princess Pauline of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Together with her sisters Emma and Helena, she was one of the candidates to marry [[King William III of the Netherlands]]. In the summer of 1878, he arrived in [[Arolsen]] to choose one of them. Pauline was already in love with Crown Prince Alexis of Bentheim and Steinfurt and she refused to marry the monarch. Her sister [[Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont|Emma]] became queen of the Netherlands.

Together with her sisters Emma and Helena, she was one of the candidates to marry [[King William III of the Netherlands]]. In the summer of 1878, he arrived in [[Arolsen]] to choose one of them. Pauline was already in love with Crown Prince Alexis of Bentheim and Steinfurt and she refused to marry the monarch. Her sister [[Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont|Emma]] became queen of the Netherlands.

Shortly before her 26th birthday, she married the 35-year-old Alexis on May 7, 1881 in Arolsen.<ref name=OnlineGotha>{{cite web | url=https://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/waldeck.html | title=WALDECK | date= | access-date=2010-02-17 | publisher=Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site | author=Paul Theroff}}</ref> The family received the title of princes in 1817. During the mediatization of 1806, the lands of their county were included in the [[Grand Duchy of Berg]] and, later, in the [[Kingdom of Prussia]]. However, the head of the family remained a member of the [[Prussian House of Lords|House of Lords of the Landtags of Prussia]] and [[Kingdom of Württemberg|Württemberg]].

Shortly before her 26th birthday, she married the 35-year-old Alexis on May 7, 1881 in Arolsen. The family received the title of princes in 1817. During the mediatization of 1806, the lands of their county were included in the [[Grand Duchy of Berg]] and, later, in the Kingdom of Prussia . However, the head of the family remained a member of the House of Lords of the Landtags of Prussia and Württemberg.

Pauline married [[Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt|Alexis, Hereditary Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt]], fourth child and eldest son of [[Ludwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt]] and his wife [[Landgrave|Landgravine]] Bertha of [[Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld]], on 7 May 1881 in [[Bad Arolsen|Arolsen]], [[Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont]], the newlyweds settled in [[Bentheim Castle]].<ref>https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/pauline-of-waldeck-pyrmont/pauline-waldeck-pyrmont-bentheim-castle/</ref> Pauline and Alexis had eight children:

Pauline married [[Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt|Alexis, Hereditary Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt]], fourth child and eldest son of [[Ludwig Wilhelm, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt]] and his wife [[Landgrave|Landgravine]] Bertha of [[Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld]], on 7 May 1881 in [[Bad Arolsen|Arolsen]], [[Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont]], the newlyweds settled in [[Bentheim Castle]].{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} Pauline and Alexis had eight children:

*Prince Eberwyn of Bentheim and Steinfurt (10 April 1882 – 31 July 1949)

*Prince Eberwyn of Bentheim and Steinfurt (10 April 1882 – 31 July 1949)

: ∞ 1931 Princess Rosa Helene of [[Solms-Hohensolms-Lich]] (1901–1963)

: ∞ 1931 Princess Rosa Helene of [[Solms-Hohensolms-Lich]] (1901–1963)

*Prince Karl Georg of Bentheim and Steinfurt (10 December 1884 – 14 February 1951)

*Prince Karl Georg of Bentheim and Steinfurt (10 December 1884 – 14 February 1951)

: ∞ 1914 Princess Margarete of [[Schoenaich-Carolath|Schönaich-Carolath]] (1888–1980)

: ∞ 1914 Princess Margarete of [[:File:Wappen_Schoenaich_Carolath_Beuthen.jpg|Schönaich-Carolath]] (1888–1980)

*Princess Elisabeth of Bentheim and Steinfurt (12 July 1886 – 8 May 1959)

*Princess Elisabeth of Bentheim and Steinfurt (12 July 1886 – 8 May 1959)

*Princess Viktoria of Bentheim and Steinfurt (18 August 1887 – 30 January 1961)

*Princess Viktoria of Bentheim and Steinfurt (18 August 1887 – 30 January 1961)