Name William Prince | House Wied-Neuwied | |
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Born 27 June 1872
Neuwied, Kingdom of Prussia ( 1872-06-27 ) Issue Prince Hermann
Prince Dietrich Father William, Prince of Wied Mother Princess Marie of the Netherlands Died June 18, 1945, Neuwied, Germany Spouse Princess Pauline of Wurttemberg (m. 1898–1945) Children Prince Dietrich, Prince Hermann Parents William, Prince of Wied, Princess Marie of the Netherlands Grandparents Hermann, Prince of Wied | ||
William Frederick, Prince of Wied (German: Wilhelm Friedrich Hermann Otto Karl Fürst von Wied; 27 June 1872 – 18 June 1945) was a German nobleman, eldest child of William, Prince of Wied. He was an elder brother of William, Prince of Albania.
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Early life
William Frederick was born at Neuwied, Kingdom of Prussia, the first child of William, Prince of Wied (1845–1907), (son of Hermann, Prince of Wied and Princess Marie of Nassau) and his wife, Princess Marie of the Netherlands (1841–1910), (daughter of Prince Frederick of the Netherlands and his wife Princess Louise of Prussia). Through his father he was descendant of George II of Great Britain. His great-grandparents were, William I of the Netherlands and Frederick William III of Prussia. He was nephew of Queen Elisabeth of Romania.
Marriage
William Frederick married on 29 October 1898 in Stuttgart, Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1877–1965), only daughter of King William II of Württemberg and his first wife, Princess Marie of Waldeck and Pyrmont, daughter of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont. The couple had two children:
Prince of Wied
William Frederick, inherited the title of Prince of Wied after the death of his father in 1907. After the German Revolution in 1919 all nobility titles were abolished. He became the titular Prince, or Furst, until his death in 1945, the title was inherited by his 14-year-old grandson Frederick William (1931–2000), his son Hermann died of wounds received in action during World War II in Rzeszów, Poland.