and environment reflect his character in this respect to such a point that Weimar has become the dreariest capital in Europe". Caroline caused a scandal by seeking refuge in Switzerland; her husband followed soon after, as it was made understood that she had not fled the marriage but instead had simply sought to be away from her entourage in Weimar. She was eventually induced to return, but soon lost health and lapsed into melancholia. She died eighteen months after their marriage, on 17 January 1905, under mysterious circumstances. The official cause of death was pneumonia following influenza; other sources however have suggested suicide. The couple had no children together. She was the last member of the House of Saxe-Weimar to be buried in the Weimarer Fürstengruft, the royal family's crypt. William Ernest later remarried to Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen. Honours : Dame Grand Cross of the White Falcon, in Diamonds : Dame of the Order of Louise, 1st Class Ancestry References |- 1884 births 1905 deaths House of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Grand Duchesses of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Princesses of Reuss Daughters of monarchs