Name Friedrich, of | House Waldeck | |
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Reign 12 May 1893 – 13 November 1918 Successor Hereditary Prince Josias Issue Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and PyrmontPrince MaximilianHelena, Hereditary Grand Duchess of OldenburgPrince Georg Spouse Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (m. 1895) Children Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont Parents Princess Helena of Nassau, George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Similar People Josias - Hereditary Prince of, Princess Helena of Waldeck, Princess Emma of Anhalt‑Bernburg‑Schaumburg‑Hoym, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrm | ||
Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Friedrich Adolf Hermann Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 20 January 1865 – 26 May 1946) was the last reigning Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 12 May 1893 to 13 November 1918.
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Family
He was the son of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Helena of Nassau. He was a brother of the Dutch Queen consort Emma and Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany.
His maternal grandparents were William, Duke of Nassau and his second wife Princess Pauline of Württemberg. Pauline was a daughter of Prince Paul of Württemberg and his wife Charlotte of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Paul was a son of Frederick I of Württemberg and his wife Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Augusta was the eldest daughter of Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess Augusta of Great Britain, elder sister of George III of the United Kingdom.
Marriage and children
He married Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe, daughter of Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau, in Náchod on 9 August 1895. They had three sons and one daughter: