Duchess Woizlawa Feodora of Mecklenburg was born at Rostock, Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin on 17 December 1918, just after the abdication of her first cousin Frederick Francis IV of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and the establishment of the Weimar Republic. Her father was the seventh son of Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823–1883) by his third wife Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (1850–1922).
Since there are no males left in the family, the house is considered extinct due to the Salic law of succession. Her parents were Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg and Princess Victoria Feodora Reuss of Schleiz. Her mother Princess Victoria Feodora died a day after her birth.
She is first cousin of: Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (1879–1952), consort of Christian X of Denmark.
Cecilie, German Crown Princess (1886–1954), wife of William, German Crown Prince. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1909–2004), queen regnant of the Netherlands.
Invitation Preparations for the wedding of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands"s only child Crown Princess Juliana to the German Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld were underway in the 1937 when a small diplomatic scandal occurred. The affair was the result of Wilhelmina"s opinion that the wedding be a family affair.
Consequently, she did not invite foreign royalty unless she was personally familiar with them.
As a result, Juliana’s chosen bridesmaids were either her relatives or family friends.
