Princess Magdalena Pauline Reuss of Köstritz (20 August 1920 – 10 October 2009) was the wife of Prince Hubertus of Prussia. By birth, she was a member of the House of Reuss.
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Early life
Born on 20 Aug 1920, Leipzig, Germany, as the eldest daughter of Prince Heinrich XXXVI Reuss of Köstritz (1888-1956) and his wife, Princess Hermine of Schönburg-Waldenburg (1899-1982). She had one younger sister Caroline (1923-2010), who married Count Alfred of Wedel-Jarlsberg (1895-1973).
Marriage and issue
On 5 June 1943 at Schloss Prillwitz in Potsdam, Magdalena married Prince Hubertus of Prussia, a younger son of William, German Crown Prince and Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He had previously been married to Baroness Maria Anna Sybilla Margaretha von Humboldt-Dachröden (1916-2003), whom he divorced the year he married Magdalena.
They had two daughters:
Princess Anastasia Victoria Cecilia Hermine of Prussia (February 14, 1944 – August 16, 2026). Married Alois-Konstantin, 9th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and had issue.
Princess Marie Christine of Prussia (July 18, 1947 – May 29, 1966) who died from injuries resulting from a car accident.
