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Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

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Name
  
Wittekind, of


House
  
Waldeck

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Reign
  
30 November 1967 – present

Born
  
9 March 1936 (age 88) Arolsen, Nazi Germany (
1936-03-09
)

Issue
  
Prince Carl-AntonPrince JosiasPrince Johannes

Father
  
Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Spouse
  
Cecilie, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont (m. 1988)

Children
  
Prince Johannes, Prince Josias, Prince Carl-Anton

Parents
  
Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg

Grandparents
  
Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Wittekind Adolf Heinrich Georg-Wilhelm, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (born 9 March 1936) has been since 1967 the head of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

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Early life

He was born in Arolsen the son of Hereditary Prince Josias of Waldeck and Pyrmont and his wife, Duchess Altburg of Oldenburg (1903–2001). Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler were his godfathers. Wittekind, who has served in the German Armed Forces and held the rank Lieutenant Colonel, succeeded as head of the House of Waldeck and Pyrmont on the death of his father on 30 November 1967. He lives with his family at Arolsen Castle.

Marriage and issue

Wittekind was married on 19 May 1988 in Frohnleiten to Countess Cecilie of Goëss-Saurau (b. 1956) with issue:

  • Prince Carl-Anton of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 1991)
  • Prince Josias of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 1993)
  • Prince Johannes of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 1993)
  • Titles and styles

  • 9 March 1936 – 30 November 1967: His Serene Highness Prince Wittekind of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • 30 November 1967 – present: His Serene Highness The Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
  • Honours

  • 9 August 2001: Federal Cross of Merit from Roland Koch, then Minister-President of Hesse.
  • References

    Wittekind, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Wikipedia