Royalties who contracted morganatic marriages

Alexander, Prince of Hesse Married: Julia von Haulke in 1851 She was created Princess Battenberg

Alexander II, Tsar of Russia Married: Ekaterina Dolgorukaya in 1881 She was created Princess Yurievsky

Alfonso of Braganza, Duke of Oporto (Image shows Nevada Stoody Hayes)
Married: Nevada Stoody Hayes in 1917

Andrei Alexandrovich, Prince of Russia Married: Elisabetta Ruffo-Sasso I 1918

August, Prince of Wurttemberg Married: Maria Bethge of Waldenburg in 1868
Eberwyn, Prince of Bentheim & Steinfurt Married: Pauline Langenfold in 1907 They were later divorced.

Ferdinand, Prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen Married: Ella von Ondarza

Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria Married: Sophie Chotek in 1900 (Image shows Sophie Chotek)
She was eventually created Princess von Hohenberg

Frederick, Prince of Hohenlohe-Oehringen Married: Mathilde von Breuning She was created Baroness von Brauneck

Frederick William, Elector of Hesse-Kassel Married: Gertrude Falkenstein She was created Countess of Schaumburg and Princess von Hanau

George, Prince of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Married: Natalia Vanljarskaya in 1890 She was created Countess Carlow

George, Prince of Anhalt Married Therese von Erdmannsdorf in 1831 She was created Countess von Raina

George II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Married: Ellen Franz in 1873 She was created Baroness von Holdburg

Hermann, Prince of Saxe-Weimar Married: Paola Lottero, former mistress of King Constantine of the Hellenes They were later divorced

Johann, Archduke of Austria Married: Anna Maria Piochi She was created Countess of Meran

Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Married: Marie Grathwohl
Leopold, Archduke of Austria Married: Wilhelmina Abramovic in 1902 Leopold renounced his title and took the name Leopold Wolfling

Leopold II, King of the Belgians Married: Blanche Delacroix in 1909. (Image: Blanche Delacroix)
His former mistress – 48 years his junior. She became Baroness Vaughan. Leopold died 4 days after their wedding.




Mikhail Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia Married: Natalie Wulfurt in 1912 She (Image shows Natalia Wulfert)
was created Countess Brassova

Mikhail Mikhailovich, Grand Duke of Russia Married: Sophie Merenberg in 1891 She was created Countess de Torby

Nicholas, Prince of Nassau Married: Natalie Pushkina in 1868 She was created Countess Merenberg

Nikolai Konstantinovich, Grand Duke of Russia Married: Nadeja von Dreyer in 1882
Otto, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Married: Anna von Koppen in 1893 She was created Countess Hagenburg

Pauline Mathilde, Duchess of Wurttemberg Married: Melchor Willem She renounced her title in 1880 and became Baroness von Kirbach

Pavel Alexandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia Married: Olga von Pistolkors in 1902She was created Princess Paley


Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy Married: Rosa Vercellana in 1869 She was created Countess of Mirafiori & Fontanafredda