Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Wolrad
Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Born (1892-06-26)26 June 1892
Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont
Died 17 October 1914(1914-10-17) (aged 22)
Moorslede, Belgium
Full name
German: Victor Wolrad Friedrich Adolf Wilhelm Albert
House House of Waldeck
Father George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Mother Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont (German: Prinz Victor Wolrad Friedrich Adolf Wilhelm Albert zu Waldeck und Pyrmont; 26 June 1892 – 17 October 1914) was the youngest child of George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont by his second wife Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.

Early life and family

Wolrad was born at Arolsen, Waldeck and Pyrmont, the eight child and second son George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831–1893), (son of George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont and Princess Emma of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg) but first child by his second wife, Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1858–1936), (daughter of Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe). Through both of his parents, he was descendant of George II of Great Britain.

Wolrad grew up without his father, who died one year after his birth. He was raised by his mother; his half brother, reigning prince Friedrich also looked after his welfare.

In 1910, he accompanied Friedrich to the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.[1]

His half-siblings were:

Education and military career

He studied at New College, Oxford and Grenoble, but since these studies do not appear to lead to anything, it was desirable to send him to the army. He showed more interest for the army than university and soon became a lieutenant in the Hessian Dragoon Regiment and on the staff of the Eighty-third Regiment of Infantry. During the First World War he fought in Vosges and later in the Battle of the Marne. He ultimately came to Moorslede, Belgium, where he died in action. He died unmarried.

Titles and styles

  • 26 June 1892 – 17 October 1914: His Serene Highness Prince Wolrad of Waldeck and Pyrmont

Ancestry

Notes and sources

  1. ↑ The Times, May 21, 1910
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