Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

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Duchess Jutta
Crown Princess of Montenegro
Born(1880-01-24)24 January 1880
Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German Empire
Died17 February 1946(1946-02-17) (aged 66)
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Burial
Protestant Cemetery, Rome
Spouse
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(m. 1899; died 1939)​
Names
Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
MotherPrincess Elisabeth of Anhalt
ReligionSerbian Orthodox
prev. Lutheranism

Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Augusta Charlotte Jutta Alexandra Georgina Adophine; 24 January 1880 – 17 February 1946) was a member of the

Orthodox faith, she was known as Militza
.

Early life and marriage

Duchess Auguste Charlotte

Adolf Friedrich and his wife Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt.[1] Along with her sister Marie, Jutta was raised by governesses and had little contact with her parents.[1] The atmosphere of Carolinenpalais was noted for its rigor and need for etiquette.[1] A scandal broke out when her 19-year-old sister became pregnant by a palace servant.[1]

Through the influence of the German Emperor,

Victor Emmanuel as she made her way to Cetinje for her wedding.[3]
She married Prince Danilo on 27 July 1899. After her marriage and conversion to Orthodoxy she took the name Militza.

World War I and later life

During the

Michael
.

Jutta spent the rest of her life in exile. She and her husband lived in France. Danilo died in Vienna in 1939. Jutta died in Rome where her brother-in-law King Victor Emmanuel III reigned.[5]

Ancestors

References

  1. ^ a b c d Pope-Hennessy, pp. 340-341.
  2. ISBN 1-4021-9724-1
    .
  3. ISBN 1-4179-1739-3
    .
  4. ^ "Danilo's Villa Wrecked". The New York Times. 1914-11-16. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Prince Umberto's Aunt Dies". The New York Times. 1946-02-19. p. 25.

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