Baroness Hedwig of Sierstorpff-Driburg

Baroness Hedwig of Sierstorpff-Driburg
Born	(1848-11-22)22 November 1848 Münster, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia
Spouse	Baron Aschwin of Sierstorpff-Cramm
Issue	Hedwig, Countess Wilhelm of Oeynhausen-Sierstorpff Wanda Erika Princess Armgard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Full name German: Sophia Bernardina Luise Friederika Hedwig
Father	Count Ernst of Sierstorpff-Driburg
Mother	Baroness Karoline of Vincke

Baroness Hedwig of Sierstorpff-Driburg (German: Freiin Sophia Bernardina Luise Friederika Hedwig von Sierstorpf-Driburg; 22 November 1848 – 10 January 1900) was the maternal grandmother of Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Prince consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands.

Early life and family

Hedwig was born at Münster, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany), third child and first daughter of Count Ernst of Sierstorpff-Driburg (1813–1855), and his wife, Baroness Karoline of Vincke (1822–1870). She was the heiress of an old Westphalian noble family, especially around Bad Driburg and owned various estates.

Her grandfather Count Heinrich of Sierstorpff-Driburg, made through the Driburg medicinal springs a spa and was active in the perfume industry. The descendants of Hedwig still manage the spa town of Bad Driburg, now a collection of hotels and clinics with more than 1000 employees.

Marriage

Hedwig married on 24 September 1872 at Bad Driburg to Aschwin of Cramm (1846–1909), son of Adolf of Cramm, and his wife, Hedwig of Cramm.

They had four daughters:

• Hedwig (10 January 1874 – 21 January 1907), married in 1896 to Count Wilhelm of Oeynhausen-Sierstorpff, had issue. Their son and daughter-in-law Count Rabe & Countess Margarethe von Oeynhausen-Sierstorpff were guests at the 1937 wedding of Juliana of the Netherlands to their cousin Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld and their young children Count Caspar and Countess Svea were bridal attendants.
• Wanda (9 August 1879 – 1960), married in 1900 to Max von Krieger, had issue.
• Erika (1880–1915), married to Caspar von der Marwitz, had issue.
• Armgard (18 December 1883 – 27 April 1971), married in 1905 to Count Bodo of Oeynhausen, divorced in 1908, no issue; Married secondly in 1909 to Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, had issue.

In 1881, her husband added her last name (Sierstorpff) to his own, just to be recognized in the Prussian nobility.

Ancestry

Family of Baroness Hedwig of Sierstorpff-Driburg

16. Baron Kaspar of Sierstorpff               8. Baron Peter of Sierstorpff                       17. Anna Maria von Schönheim               4. Count Heinrich of Sierstorpff-Driburg                             18. Baron Heinrich Gottfried of Spätgen               9. Baroness Hedwig of Spätgen                       19. Anna Barbara von Oexle zu Friedensburg               2. Count Ernst of Sierstorpff-Driburg                                   20. Idel Jobst von Vincke               10. Ernst Idel Jobst Vincke                       21. Beate Elisabeth von Korf               5. Charlotte Vincke                             22. Georg Walrab von Buttlar-Elberberg               11. Sophie Louise von Buttlar-Elberberg                       23. Helene Elisabeth von Urff               1. Baroness Hedwig of Sierstorpff-Driburg                                         24. Idel Jobst von Vincke (= 20)               12. Ernst of Vincke (= 10)                       25. Beate Elisabeth von Korff (= 21)               6. Baron Ludwig of Vincke                             26. Georg Walrab von Buttlar-Elberberg (= 22)               13. Sophie Louise von Buttlar-Elberberg (= 11)                       27. Helene Elisabeth von Urff (= 23)               3. Baroness Karoline of Vincke                                   28. Wessel Gisbert Wilhelm of Syberg zum Busch               14. Baron Friedrich of Syberg zum Busch                       29. Ida von Vaerst               7. Baroness Eleonore of Syberg zum Busch                             30. Christoph von Bodelschwingh               15. Wilhelmine von Bodelschwingh                       31. Christine Quadt von Landscron

Notes and sources

• Genealogics - Freiin Hedwig von Sierstorpf-Driburg
• Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Reference: 1964 548