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George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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Name
  
George Prince


House
  
Waldeck

George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Reign
  
15 May 1845 – 12 May 1893

Born
  
14 January 1831 Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont (
1831-01-14
)

Burial
  
Fuerstliches Erbbegraebnis, Rhoden

Issue
  
Princess Sophie Pauline, Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt Marie, Princess William of Wurttemberg Emma, Queen of the Netherlands Princess Helena, Duchess of Albany Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Elisabeth, Princess of Erbach-Schonberg Prince Wolrad

Father
  
George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Mother
  
Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

Died
  
May 12, 1893, Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic

Spouse
  
Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg (m. 1891–1893)

Children
  
Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Parents
  
George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

Similar People
  
Princess Helena of Waldeck, Emma of Waldeck and Pyrm, Josias - Hereditary Prince of, Prince Leopold - Duke of A, Princess Emma of Anhalt‑Bernburg‑Schaumburg‑Hoym

George Victor (14 January 1831 – 12 May 1893) was the 3rd sovereign Prince of the German state of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

He was born in Arolsen the son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym. He succeeded as prince originally under the guardianship of his mother on 15 May 1845 following the death of his father.

He died of pneumonia in Marienbad, Bohemia and was succeeded by his eldest son Friedrich.

Family

George Victor was first married on 26 September 1853 in Wiesbaden to Princess Helena of Nassau, daughter of William, Duke of Nassau. They had seven children:

  • Princess Sophie (27 July 1854 – 5 August 1869); died of tuberculosis at fifteen.
  • Princess Pauline (19 October 1855 – 3 July 1925) married Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt.
  • Princess Marie (23 May 1857 – 30 April 1882) who married Prince William, later King William II of Württemberg.
  • Princess Emma (2 August 1858 – 20 March 1934) who married King William III of the Netherlands. The present Dutch royal family descends from this marriage.
  • Princess Helena (17 February 1861 – 1 September 1922) who married British Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. Amongst her children was Charles Edward, last reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
  • Prince Friedrich (20 January 1865 – 26 May 1946), last reigning prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, married Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
  • Princess Elisabeth (6 September 1873 – 23 November 1961) married Alexander, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg.
  • His second marriage took place in Luisenlund on 29 April 1891 to Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. From this marriage he had one son who was killed in action shortly after outbreak of the First World War.

  • Prince Wolrad (1892–1914)
  • References

    George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Wikipedia