(Abolished 30 November 1918)
King William II of Wurttemberg
King William II abdicated on 30 November 1918.
Princess Pauline was the elder daughter of William II of Württemberg, notably, if George III of the United Kingdom had died in infancy as many predicted he would, Pauline, through the line of George III's sister, would have succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom.
Princess Pauine was a first cousin of: Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, and senior Nazi Party members Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont.
Princess Pauline was indicted by a United States Military Government court for "having concealed two prominent Nazis since October 1945."
The princess admitted "having deliberately provided a haven for Frau Gertrud Scholtz-Klink and her husband, former Maj.
General August Heissmayer of the SS.
The Princess had acknowledged knowing that Frau Scholtz-Klink was known as the chief of all Nazi women's organizations," but she denied awareness of Heissmayer's SS position.
Frau Scholtz-Klink told the authorities that she did not know whether "Adolf Hitler was alive or dead," but "as long as he lives in the hearts of his followers, he cannot die."
(Abolished 30 November 1918)
King William II of Wurttemberg
King William II abdicated on 30 November 1918. Princess Pauline was the elder daughter of William II of Württemberg, notably, if George III of the United Kingdom had died in infancy as many predicted he would, Pauline, through the line of George III's sister, would have succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom. Princess Pauine was a first cousin of: Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, and senior Nazi Party members Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. Princess Pauline was indicted by a United States Military Government court for "having concealed two prominent Nazis since October 1945." The princess admitted "having deliberately provided a haven for Frau Gertrud Scholtz-Klink and her husband, former Maj. General August Heissmayer of the SS. The Princess had acknowledged knowing that Frau Scholtz-Klink was known as the chief of all Nazi women's organizations," but she denied awareness of Heissmayer's SS position. Frau Scholtz-Klink told the authorities that she did not know whether "Adolf Hitler was alive or dead," but "as long as he lives in the hearts of his followers, he cannot die."
Former German nobility in the Nazi Party