George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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Predecessor George I Successor George Victor		Name George Prince House Waldeck

Reign 9 September 1813 – 15 May 1845 Born 20 September 1789Weil am Rhein, Baden ( 1789-09-20 ) Issue Augusta, Princess of Stolberg-StolbergPrince JosefPrincess Hermine of Waldeck and PyrmontGeorge Victor, Prince of Waldeck and PyrmontPrince Wolrad Father George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Mother Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Died May 15, 1845, Bad Arolsen, Germany Spouse Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (m. 1823–1845) Parents George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Children George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Similar People Princess Emma of Anhalt‑Bernburg‑Schaumburg‑Hoym, Princess Helena of Waldeck, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrm

George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Georg Friedrich Heinrich Fürst zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 20 September 1789 – 15 May 1845) was Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1813 to 1845.

He was the son of George I, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Countess Princess Augusta of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

Marriage and children

He married Emma, daughter of Victor II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, and Princess Amalie of Nassau-Weilburg, in Schaumburg on 26 June 1823 . They had three sons and two daughters:

Princess Augusta of Waldeck-Pyrmont (21 July 1824 – 4 September 1893), married Alfred, Prince of Stolberg-Stolberg, had issue.

Prince Josef of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 November 1825 – 27 December 1829)

Princess Hermine of Waldeck and Pyrmont (29 September 1827 – 16 February 1910), married Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, had issue.

Georg Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (14 January 1831 – 12 May 1893), married (1) Princess Helena of Nassau, had issue, (2) married Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, had issue.

Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont (24 January 1833 – 20 January 1867)

References

George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Wikipedia

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