House Wied-Neuwied Father Prince Hermann of Wied | Name Friedrich Prince Children Carl, Prince of Wied | |
Born 2 June 1931
Stuttgart, Weimar Republic ( 1931-06-02 ) Issue Prince Alexander
Carl, Prince of Wied
Princess Christina
Prince Wolff-Heinrich Mother Countess Marie Antonia of Stolberg-Wernigerode Died August 28, 2000, Salmon Arm, Canada Spouse Princess Sophie of Stolberg (m. 1967–2000), Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont (m. 1958–1962) Parents Prince Hermann of Wied, Countess Marie Antonia of Stolberg-Wernigerode Grandchildren Prince Frederick William, Princess Louise, Maximilian zu Wied, Princess Marie Elisabeth People also search for Carl, Prince of Wied | ||
Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Wied (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Konstantin Fürst von Wied; 2 June 1931 – 28 August 2000) was the grandson of William Frederick, 6th Prince of Wied. He was the titular Prince of Wied from 1945 until his death.
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If George III of the United Kingdom had died in infancy, as many predicted he would following his premature birth, Friedrich William would have eventually succeeded to the throne of the United Kingdom, on the death of his grandmother, Princess Pauline of Württemberg in 1965, who was descended from Princess Augusta (George III's sister) and her eldest daughter, Princess Augusta of Württemberg.
Marriage
Friedrich Wilhelm married on 9 September 1958 in Arolsen to Princess Guda of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 1939), youngest daughter of Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife, Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg, daughter of Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg. They divorced in 1962.
They had two children:
Friedrich Wilhelm married secondly on 15 July 1967 in Runkel to Princess Sophie of Stolberg-Stolberg (b. 1943), youngest child of Wolff-Heinrich, Prince of Stolberg-Stolberg and Irma Erfert.
They had two children:
Prince of Wied
In 1945, at the age of 14, Friedrich Wilhelm succeeded as head of the House of Wied after the death of his grandfather; his father Hermann had previously died of wounds received in action during World War II in Rzeszów, Poland.
Via the "Arnold Georg AG" and the "AG für Steinindustrie" (both headquartered in Neuwied, Germany) Friedrich Wilhelm invested successfully part of his inherited wealth in a diverse range of industries. Furthermore, he owned 5,500 hectares (13,590 acres) of forest and 2,000 hectares (4,942 acres) of farmland near his hometown of Neuwied (Germany). In addition he bought 25,000 hectares (61,775 acres) of forest in British Columbia (Canada). In 1974 he established the "Beaumont Timber Company" (Salmo (British Columbia)) to manage his Canadian forest interests. It is now one of the largest private timberland owners in British Columbia.
At the death of Friedrich Wilhelm in 2000, the title and the family fortune was inherited by his second son Carl. (Frederick William's eldest son, Prince Alexander, renounced the title on 4 October 2000.)