Marriage and Children
Margarita married Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg on 20 April 1931 in Langenburg, Germany. Gottfried was the eldest son of Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and his wife Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a male line granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert through their second son Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, a daughter of Alexander II of Russia and Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine. As such, both Princess Margarita and Prince Gottfried had common ancestors in Queen Victoria and Nicholas I of Russia. In descent from Queen Victoria, Prince Gottfried was a second cousin of Princess Margarita's mother. In descent from Nicholas I, they were third cousins.
Their marriage produced six children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A stillborn daughter | 3 December 1933 | 3 December 1933 | |
| Prince Kraft Alexander Ernst Ludwig Georg Emich, 9th Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | 25 June 1935 | 16 March 2004 | Titled His Serene Highness |
| Princess Beatrix Alice Marie Melita Margarete of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | 10 June 1936 | 15 November 1997 | Titled Her Serene Highness |
| Prince Georg Andreas Heinrich of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | 24 November 1938 | Titled His Serene Highness | |
| Prince Rupprecht Sigismund Philipp Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | 7 April 1944 | 8 April 1978 | Titled His Serene Highness |
| Prince Albrecht Wolfgang Christoph of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, who married Maria-Hildegard Fischer (b. 30 November 1933) on 23 January 1976. They had one child, son Ludwig (b. 21 April 1976). | 7 April 1944 | 23 April 1992 | Titled His Serene Highness |
Their four elder children were all born at Schwäbisch Hall, while the two youngest boys, twins, were born in Langenburg.
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