Armgard of Sierstorpff-Cramm

Baroness Armgard of Sierstorpff-Cramm, known as Armgard von Cramm (; 18 December 188327 April 1971) was the mother of Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld, Prince consort of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. Early life Armgard was born at Bad Driburg, Kingdom of Prussia (now in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany), as the fourth child and fourth daughter of Baron Aschwin of Sierstorpff-Cramm (1846–1909), and his wife, Baroness Hedwig of Sierstorpff-Driburg (1848–1900). By birth she belonged to an ancient House of Cramm. Marriages Armgard married on 24 October 1905 at Hanover to Count Bodo von Oeynhausen (1881–1909), an officer in the 8th Hussars in Paderborn, son of Count Erich von Oeynhausen (1849-1898) and his wife, Therese von Lenthe (1846-1917). They divorced in 1908 and had no children. Armgard married secondly, after the death of her ex-husband, on 4 March 1909 at Oelber, Brunswick to Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (1872–1934), a younger son of Ernest II, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld, regent (1897–1904) of the Principality of Lippe, and his wife, Countess Karoline of Wartensleben. The marriage was at first considered morganatic, as Armgard's family didn't belong to one of the reigning or former reigning families. Thus, she was created "Countess of Biesterfeld" on 8 February 1909.