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Hereditary Princess of Albania
| Eileen Johnston | |
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| Hereditary Princess of Albania | |
| Born | (1922-09-03)3 September 1922 Chester, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 1 September 1985(1985-09-01) (aged 62) New York City, US |
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| House | Wied-Neuwied (by marriage) |
| Father | George Johnston |
| Mother | Alice Percival |
Princess Eileen of Wied, Hereditary Princess of Albania (2 September 1922 – 1 September 1985), was an Englishwoman who became the wife of Carol Victor, Hereditary Prince of Albania. (She is known in Albanian as Albanian: Princesha trashëgimtare e Shqipërisë).
Princess Eileen was born in Chester, England. She was the daughter of George Johnston, a landscape gardener, and his wife, Alice (née Percival).
Marriages and death
She was married twice, being widowed on both occasions. Her first marriage was to Swiss-American Captain André de Coppet (1892 - 1953), DSC, late of the US army on 6 November 1943 in New York City. They had no children. In 1953, Eileen was widowed for the first time when André died in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 1 August 1953.
She married Carol Victor on 8 September 1966 in New York City. They later moved to England, and lived in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London. In 1973, Eileen was widowed for a second time when Carol Victor died at Munich, Bavaria, on 8 December 1973 (buried Neuwied am Rhein). The house became extinct on his death as he had no children, and no arrangements had been put in place for a successor.
Princess Eileen died in New York on 1 September 1985.
Notes and sources
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1991 2